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Midcentury Modernist Architectural Letter Tray Tiered Walnut Wood
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a stunning mid-century modernist tiered letter file tray walnut wood and
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Rare 1930s Modernist Bakelite Clock
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish and rare modernist clock with side calendar. Dating to the 1930s and made from catalin
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
1950s Writing Desk Italian Design by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Rosewood
By Bernini
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1950s modernist rosewood desk. Italian design by Giancarlo Frattini for Bernini
This
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Impressive Modernist 1930s Art Deco Clock
Located in Devon, England
Impressive 1930s modernist clock originating from Germany. The base is black slate marble and the
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Millefiori Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown Murano glass paperweight, crafted in Italy circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Børge Clausen, Unique Oak Desk / Library Table, Studio of Artist, Denmark, 1940s
By Børge Clausen
Located in High Point, NC
A unique, modernist oak desk / library table by Danish cabinetmaker Børge Clausen. Made in the
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Bohemian Crystal Light, Purple Modernist Paperweight, Czech, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist faceted paperweight
minor chip off on one angle (please see pictures)
this item will ship from France
Price does not include handling, shipping and possible customs rela...
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Rare Mid Century Italian Grissinato Desk In The Style Of Gio Ponti
Located in Westport, CT
Wonderful Modernist fruitwood desk shown with its original grey laminate top which we have covered
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Guillerme
Chambron French desk in solid oak from the 60
s perfect condition
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Modernist 60's desk by the famous French design duo Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison. This
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Italian Modernist Two Tier Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Modernist two-tier small writing table.
Walnut with patinated brass details and glass.
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Teak Desk by Erik Buch for Oddense Maskinsnedkeri AS, 1960s
By Erik Buch, Oddense Maskinsnedkeri
Located in London, GB
For sale is a stunning Mid-Century Modernist Danish Teak Desk designed by Erik Buch for Oddense
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bvlgari Roma 1970 Modernist Geometric Oval Tray in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
By Bulgari
Located in Miami, FL
shape in solid .925/.999 sterling Very versatile piece to be used in the desk or to place cufflinks
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Unique Freestanding Desk or Dining Table by Jean Batenburg for E.M.Y., 1965
By Jean Batenburg
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Exceptional modernist dining table or freestanding desk designed by Jean Batenburg for E.M.Y
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Leather and Oak Desk Chair
Located in Austin, TX
Exceptional French early Modernist period desk chair in the style of Jean Prouve, original lambskin
Category
Vintage 1940s French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
Adjustable Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Vienna, AT
Remarkable modernist desk or task lamp, Germany, 1950s. The articulated brass arm slides up and
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Eileen Gray Desk Lamp
Located in Southampton, GB
A modernist Desk Lamp designed for Jumo by Eileen Gray.
An early, untouched example.
Currently sold
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,502
Modernist English Art Deco Chrome Clock
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish 1930s English electric chrome Art Deco mantel clock. It has a 200-250v electric movement which keeps good time. The chrome casing is in exceptional condition showing the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Van Cleef
Arpels Paris Vintage Rhodonite Diamond Ruby Gold Vintage Desk Clock
By Van Cleef
Arpels
Located in Greenwich, CT
It is said that time is a luxury and this sumptuous Van Cleef & Arpels Paris vintage desk clock is
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Desk Accessories
1930s French Art Deco Limed Oak and Leather Desk in the manner of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A modernist Art Deco desk in limed oak with partially clad oxblood leather top. With clean lines
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Period Biedermeier Figured Walnut Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Figured Walnut Biedermeier Desk. Almost Modernist in Design though circa 1820.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Desks
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Mexican Modernist Silver and Rosewood Letter Opener
By William Spratling
Located in San Diego, CA
Mexican Modernist silver and rosewood letter opener. .925 silver blade and solid rosewood handle
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Silver
George Nelson Executive Floating Desk
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in South Charleston, WV
a bold modernist floating desk. One of our best restorations yet with the walnut appearing brilliant
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Art Deco Modernist Letter Holder by Louis Prodhon Palisander and Chrome
By Louis Prodhon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish Modernist Art Deco letter holder, letter stand by the French designer Louis Prodhon, France
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Modernist Eames for Herman Miller Rolling Office Chair Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a magnificent, soft pad, rolling office chair, upholstered in brown or tan leather, by Eames for Herman Miller, circa 2001. In excellent condition. The dime...
Category
Early 2000s American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Modernist Letter Tray by Jacques Adnet Art Deco, France, circa 1930
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Modernist Art Deco style.
Excellent condition
Referenced in "Jacques Adnet" by Alain-Rebé Haedy et Gaëlle
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
1930s Art Deco Modernist Clock by Smiths
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Very attractive and glamourous 1930s Art Deco Modernist clock by Smiths, an English maker. Wind up
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Modernist Sculptural Frame Back Chair in Walnut
Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
attention to detail and clean modernist lines, this chair is as versatile as it is aesthetically compelling
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Modernist Vintage Stainless Steel Scissors and Letter Opener
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage great desk accessory is hallmarked Apex. It is stainless steel and has it's own hard
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Minimalist Letter Openers
Materials
Stainless Steel
1930s Art Deco Modernist Clock by ATO
By ATO
Located in Devon, England
Wonderfully stylish and totally authentic 1930s Art Deco clock by ATO the French clock makers. This clock has a mixtures of materials, mainly Macassar wood and glass. Very inconic lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Contemporary Modernist Set 10 Eames Herman Miller Rolling Office Chairs Leather
By Herman Miller
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a superb set of ten, soft pad, rolling office chairs, upholstered in brown/tan leather, by Eames for Herman Miller, circa 2001. In excellent condition. The ...
Category
Early 2000s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Modernist Set of 6 Swivel Rolling Office Chairs Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a sleek and cool looking set of six swivel, rolling, office chairs, with adjustable heights, by Herman Miller. In very good condition. The dimensions are 23...
Category
2010s American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
1960s MCM Modernist Tiered Office Letter File Tray in Restored Walnut Wood
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Walnut Letter File Tiered Tray
1960s Modernist Tiered office letter in out file tray in walnut
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
1930 Modernist Art Deco Pendulum Onyx and Malachite
Located in Marseille, FR
1930 Modernist Art Deco pendulum onyx and malachite. Mechanism to be revised because it does not
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Modernist Magnifying Glass in Gunmetal by Elsa Perretti for Tiffany and Co
By Elsa Peretti for Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Modernist Magnifying Glass by Elsa Peretti in the Padova Pattern for Tiffany and Co
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Early Modernist Waste-paper Basket by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Sober and Elegant Early Modernist Waste Paper Basket by Jacques Adnet in Chromed Steel. Machine and
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks
Materials
Chrome, Steel
1930s Chrome Art Deco Modernist 8 Day Clock
Located in Devon, England
desk, bedside, side table etc. We've had the movement serviced by our horologist and so this clock
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Hermes Paris Vintage 1950 Horse-bit Desk calendar in solid .925 sterling silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Desk calendar designed by Hermes.
Fabulous highly decorative piece, created in Paris, France by
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modernist Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Max Rond Adjustable Desk Lamp Indoor, 1976
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and rare modernist desk lamp designed by Max Rond for Indoor, Holland 1976. This lamp has
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Modernist French Glass and Chrome Art Deco Clock
By Japy
Located in Devon, England
It's been close to three years since we last had this clock in stock so it's reasonably rare and so we are delighted to be able to offer you this very attractive and totally authenti...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Gerald Abramovitz Cantilever Mkll Desk Lamp UK 1961
By Gerald Abramovitz, Best
Lloyd, Best
Lloyd
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful modernist desk lamp model KMll is designed by Gerald Abramovitz for Best & Lloyd, Ltd
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Modernist Letter Opener in Brass and Polished Obsidian
Located in Wilton, CT
Italian design is unparalleled in the marriage of function and aesthetic. This wonderfully designed letter opener is an example of such statement, it's the restrictive use of materia...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Stone, Brass
Carl Auböck Modernist Ball Clock, Walnut, Cast-Iron, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful desk or table clock, designed and executed by Carl Auböck, Austria, 1950s. Has a round
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modernist Sterling Silver Letter Opener signed Tiffany
Co.
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
This highly elegant Mid-Century Modernist Sterling Silver Letter Opener signed Tiffany & Co
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Modernist Chrome And Bakelite Electric Clock By Temco
By Temco
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco Modernist clock by Temco an English company. This clock has been fully serviced and works
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Bookmatched Brazilian Rosewood Desk by Leif Jacobsen, Denmark
By Leif Jacobsen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Brazilian rosewood desk designed by Leif Jacobsen, one of the best examples of
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Modernist French Letter Opener by Ravinet d’Enfert, circa 1960
By Ravinet D
Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality French desk-top letter opener with a stunning Lion's paw handle, beautifully executed
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Ultra-Chic Mid-Century Modernist Metal Doré Clock by Jaeger-LeCoultre
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in New York, NY
Executed circa 1950, this stunning brass desk clock offers a dial in hand-cut gold doré located in
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Ward Bennett Rosewood Table Desk for Lehigh, circa 1960
By Lehigh Leopold, Ward Bennett
Located in South Charleston, WV
Sleek elegant modernist table desk by Ward Bennett for Lehigh Furniture. Versatile, it can be used
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Amsterdamse School Desk in Brass and Walnut, circa 1935
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
the bottom of the legs. This modernist shaped desk could also easily fit in a modern interior because
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Pitagora desk — MIM Roma, 1964 by Ennio Fazioli
Renato Venturi
By Ennio Fazioli, MIM Roma
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
The Pitagora Desk is one of the most refined and technically distinctive office designs produced by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Bookmatched Walnut W/ Tapered Leg Boca Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace
By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in New York, NY
This unique and brilliantly proportioned Mid-Century Modernist Boca Desk in Bookmatched Walnut W
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Desk, Móveis Cimo, C. 1950, in Imbuia
s Wood Solid and Yellow Leather
By Moveis Cimo
Located in PARIS, FR
the knowledge of the modernist style.
Beyond the technical aspect, the modernization has made
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Leather, Imbuia
Very rare Art Deco Eileen Gray Desk Lamp GREEN METALLIC by Jumo, 1930s
By Maison Jumo
Located in Oirlo, LI
A modernist desk lamp designed for Jumo by Eileen GrEy. A very pure unrestored copy. This one has a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Art Deco Sterling Silver Toast Rack
By Adie Brothers
Located in Litchfield, CT
also charming repurposed as a letter holder on a modernist desk. Finely made in 1936 by Adie Brothers
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cartier 1970 Head or Tail Horse Coin in Solid 14Kt Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A head or tail coin designed by Cartier.
Extremely rare piece, created by the house of Cartier, back in the 1970. This is a very unusual amusement coin-medal for the head or tail ga...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex
Albenga
Armchair
By Gustavo Pulitzer Finali
Located in New York, NY
Italian architect and designer Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex chic and modernist 'Albenga' armchair
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modernist Gimble Desk Lamp
Located in Conwy, GB
A rare all brass modernist gimble desk light.
The whole lamp is made of brass and bronze, non
Category
Mid-20th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Modernist Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic modernist desk available at 1stDibs. Each modernist desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are 2214 variations of the antique or vintage modernist desk you’re looking for, while we also have 151 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a modernist desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A modernist desk made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one modernist desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jacques Adnet, Herman Miller and Werkstätte Carl Auböck produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Modernist Desk?
The average selling price for a modernist desk at 1stDibs is $2,391, while they’re typically $50 on the low end and $150,000 for the highest priced.
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