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Maitland Smith Vintage Tessellated Stone Travertine Box 1970s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
decorative marble box will blend wonderfully with Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco, and contemporary interiors
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Stone, Travertine, Marble, Brass

Maitland Smith Vintage Tessellated Stone Travertine Boxes 1970s Set of Two
By Maitland Smith
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco, and contemporary interiors. Great Post Modern decorative statement
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Travertine, Marble, Brass

Leather Topped Charak Modern Ebonized Desk Attributed to Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century ebonized desk by Charak Modern with camel colored leather top and embossed Greek key
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk with Cylinder Roll
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A unique vintage mid century modern roll top desk by the Hekman Furniture Company of Grand Rapids
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Vintage Hekman Mid Century Modern Desk With Cylinder Roll
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A unique vintage mid century modern roll top desk by the Hekman Furniture Company of Grand Rapids
Category

Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Brazilian Exotic Hardwood Desk with Leather Top and Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning Brazilian desk with a tan leather wrapped top and matching leather tips on all four legs
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Hekman Furniture Mid-Century Modern Desk with Cylinder Roll
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Geneva, IL
Vintage Hekman Mid-Century Modern desk with cylinder roll A unique vintage Mid-Century Modern
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Midcentury Architectural Brazilian Exotic Hardwood Desk with Granite Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rosewood desk with granite top and two drawers held in a leather wrapped case.
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Granite

Hollywood Regency Design Mastercraft Roll Top Brass Bamboo Writing Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Mastercraft Amboyna burl wood and etched brass roll top desk with brass bamboo legs. The piece has
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Desk and chair in wood and metal by the Reguitti brothers in Italy Mid-century
By Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Palermo, Italia
of the chair and the desk top are covered in green imitation leather. The desk is composed of a
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Burled, Brass and Leather Desk by Sligh
By Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage demilune burled walnut wood and brass desk by Sligh-Lowry. This desk features a demilune
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

Hand Built Lift-Top Desk and Chair by California Artist Dale Holub circa 1970s
By Dale Holub
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An amazing custom hand-built lift-top desk and chair by the super talented Northern California
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Minerva Desk
By FBC London
Located in London, GB
The Minerva desk has been named after the Roman Goddess of wisdom, poetry and the arts. The top has
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Bronze

Minerva Desk
Minerva Desk
$22,980 / item
Midcentury Goat Skin Wrapped Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This desk is a true stand out. The top, the sides, and details on the front are covered in a
Category

Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Elegant Writing Desk Circa 1950
By Art Decor
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Writing Desk in a Black Lacquer and an authentic Red Leather on the top with a Modernist Lignes and
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Leather

Macassar Ebony Brass Inlaid Desk, Classic Modern Design, in Stock
By Jonathan Franc
Located in Las Vegas, NV
The Helene desk, the oval shaped top is cross-banded with natural Macassar ebony and inlaid with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Thai Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

Danish Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in Paris, France
Danish Angle desk, circa 1955 The large rectangular stained mahogany top with a left side angle
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Rosewood and Mahogany Roll-Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dorchester, MA
desk. The height of the writing surface is 28.75". The bottom rail is topped with leather and the doors
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Gianfranco Frattini Rosewood 804 Desk
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Barcelona, ES
. Tambour top that hides small drawers and a pull-out leather writing surface. Front side with ten drawers
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Hans Von Klier Ebony de Macassar and Polished Chrome Desk, Skipper, Italy
By Hans Von Klier
Located in Hollywood, FL
The ebony de Macassar top with inset black leather writing surface, and black laquer edges with a
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Desk Attributed to Paul Laszlo
By Paul Laszlo
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a very handsome ebonized wood and yellow leather knee hole desk attributed to California
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Leather

Wahl Iversen Rosewood Lectern Desk Made in Denmark, circa 1960s
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in London, GB
Designed by Wahl Iversen, this freestanding writing desk has a lid top with black leather and a
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Vintage De Sede DS 35 Executive Swivel Desk Armchair, Switzerland, 1960s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
Waldshut. The sophisticated designs of its leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage De Sede DS 35 Executive Swivel Desk Armchair, Switzerland 1960s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
sophisticated designs of it`s leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss workmanship, swiftly
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

De Sede DS 35 Executive Swivel Desk Armchair on Castors, Switzerland, 1960s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
swivel armchair is upholstered in stunning soft tan aniline leather with superb whipstitch edge detail
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

De Sede RH 201 Executive Swivel Desk Chair on Castors by Robert Haussmann, 1957
By De Sede, Robert Haussmann
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
We are delighted to bring to you a highly desirable vintage Robert Haussmann swivel leather desk
Category

Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Hand-Carved 19th Century Solid Oak Pedestal Desk In Blend #41
By Attica Studios
Located in Partridge Green, GB
A remarkable antique pedestal desk from the mid-to-late 19th century, crafted with solid wood
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Desks

Materials

Brass

Desk from the Seagram Building in New York City
By Philip Johnson, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Providence, RI
to what was originally on the desk top. The material looks and feels just like natural leather, but
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rosewood Rolltop Desk/Cabinet, Model 804, by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Dorchester, MA
when the concealed leather-covered top is pulled forward. As the rolltop mechanism glides inward a
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Pierre Jeanneret: X Leg Chandigarh Desk, France/ India c. 1960
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in New York, NY
, crowned by a floating leather top. The base holds four drawers that open with handsome, recessed circular
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage De Sede DS 35 Leather Swivel Armchair, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
aniline leather with superb whipstitch edge detail. Dimensions armchair: Length 90 cm, depth 80 cm
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage De Sede DS 31 Leather Swivel Armchair, Switzerland 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
Waldshut. The sophisticated designs of it's leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Danish Writer s Desk in Teak by Andreas Hansen
By Andreas Hansen
Located in Hadley, MA
Andreas Hansen roll top teak desk, manufactured by Form75 in Hadsten, Denmark. Featuring a locking
Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Vintage De Sede DS 31 Highback Swivel Leather Armchairs, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
soft brown aniline leather with superb whipstitch edge detail. The pieces stand on polished chrome
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage De Sede DS 35 Leather Swivel Armchair with Ottoman, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
German border near Waldshut. The sophisticated designs of its leather furniture, all reflecting the top
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage De Sede DS 35 Leather Swivel Armchair with Ottoman, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
border near Waldshut. The sophisticated designs of its leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage De Sede DS 31 Leather Swivel Armchair with Ottoman, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss workmanship, swiftly gained the brand and family
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage De Sede DS 31 High Back Leather Swivel Armchair with Ottoman, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
it's leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss workmanship, swiftly gained the brand and
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage De Sede DS 31 High Back Leather Swivel Armchair with Ottoman, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
sophisticated designs of it's leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss workmanship, swiftly
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage De Sede DS 31 High Back Leather Swivel Armchair with Ottoman, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
it's leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss workmanship, swiftly gained the brand and
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

1950s Robin Day for Hille Art Student Desk and Accompanying Stool
By Robin Day
Located in Newbury, Berkshire
, the aniline leather topped stool does fit with it well. The set, whilst having been tidied up a little
Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Midcentury Black Vinyl Accent Chair Minimal Retro Vintage Waiting Room Armchair
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Stunning mid century modern armchairs designed under Knoll influence With square chrome frames
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage De Sede DS 35 Swivel Armchair with Ottoman, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
designs of it`s leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss workmanship, swiftly gained the
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Vintage De Sede DS 35 Executive Swivel Armchair on Castors, Switzerland, 1960s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
designs of it's leather furniture, all reflecting the top quality Swiss workmanship, swiftly gained the
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

1970 s Mid Century Chrome Steel Cream Skai Faux Leather Dining Desk Design Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dorking, Surrey
1970's chair with chromed steel frame and legs and original cream faux leather. Comfortable chair
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel, Other, Chrome

American Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Faux Crocodile Leather Sports Belt Watch
By Stand
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautiful and compact spring-loaded American Mid-Century Modern Chrome and faux crocodile
Category

Vintage 1950s American Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Green Leather Side or Desk Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage green leather side or desk chair with a curved and scrolled “semi-wing” back, a brass
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Mid-Century Large Impressive Table Lamp Memphis style
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century design. Very Impressive large six-light table or desk lamp. Brass and chrome table
Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Madagascar Armchair, Leather and Natural American Horns Arm Rests, Brass Element
By Selezioni Domus, J. Antony Redmile
Located in Scandicci, Florence
connection element to the frame. Here shown with a primo fiore Tuscan antique gray taupe leather
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Early James Mont Embossed Leather Side Table
By James Mont
Located in New London, CT
1940s era side or center table with walnut stained oak trim around green, embossed-leather sided
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Vintage Studio BBPR for Olivetti, "Spazio" Sideboard, ca. Italy 1960
By Olivetti
Located in New York, NY
/credenza by Olivetti features emerald-colored leather top with chartreuse-colored enameled metal body.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Metal, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Maple and Cherrywood Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Well-scaled Mid-Century modern writing desk in cherrywood and maple. This elegant piece features a
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Asymmetrical Italian Mid-Century Desk in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century desk in walnut with an open pore satin finish. The asymmetrical design offers a
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Bert England for Widdicomb Leather Top Desk
By Bert England, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
The Bert England for Widdicomb Leather Top Desk is a remarkable blend of style and functionality
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Teak Leather Top Desk by John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in North York, ON
Handsome vintage piece with the character and charm of the Mid-Century Modern era. Designed with
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Teak Leather Top Desk by John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in North York, ON
Handsome vintage piece with the character and charm of the Mid-Century Modern era. Designed with
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Macassar Ebony Bronze Leather Top Art Deco Desk
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern Macassar ebony and bronze mounted leather top Art Deco style desk
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Mid Century Modern Desk Leather Top For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century modern desk leather top for your home. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every mid century modern desk leather top was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a mid century modern desk leather top, we have 79 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid century modern desk leather top — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each mid century modern desk leather top bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made mid century modern desk leather top over the years, but those crafted by Edward Wormley, Dunbar and Drexel are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Desk Leather Top?

A mid century modern desk leather top can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,200, while the lowest priced sells for $800 and the highest can go for as much as $28,500.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.