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Lucien Rollin Art Deco desk
By Lucien Rollin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco desk by Lucien Rollin, circa 1935, in oak with bronze drawer pulls. This
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$19,500
Imhof Swiss 1950 Zodiacal Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Glass
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Arthur Imhof.
Fabulous desk-table clock, created in Switzerland by the
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Steel
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
Our larger handcrafted modernist wall mounted oak desk/vanity or console table designed and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
$4,606 / item
Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,344 / item
Louis Majorelle Writing Desk, France 1930
s
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
Very Unusual Majorelle Art Deco writing desk, the modernist line are a departure from the organic
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
"B286" Desk By Bruno Weil For Thonet
By Bruno Weil
Located in London, GB
A modernist B286 desk designed by German designer Bruno Weil for Thonet circa 1930.
Blue
Category
Vintage 1930s Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Incredible Modernist Sterling Trophy, circa 1970s
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1970s, .915 fineness silver, Spain. This incredible modernist trophy is a unique expression
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish More Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Paperweight Style of Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
Modernist French paperweight with a pivoting dice in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Iron
$416 Sale Price
20% Off
Mobilier AVEA Writing Desk in Solid Oak Belgium 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mobilier AVEA Writing Desk in Solid Oak Belgium 1930s
A smaller scale modernist writing desk in
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Desk by Jorge Salszupin, Mid-Century Modern Brazilian, 1970s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A superb example of Zalszupin’s late modernist aesthetic, this desk showcases his ability to
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Art Deco Industrial Simmons Small Metal Desk 1930s
By Simmons Company Furniture, Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Detroit, MI
Bel Geddes design, this small desk features the modernist, streamline furniture designs Simmons
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Paperweight Style of Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
Modernist French paperweight with a pivoting dice in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Iron
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Modernist Mid-Century Brass Clothespin Paperweight
By Halston
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful paperweight constructed as a clothespin in brass. Sleek with modernist essence
Category
Vintage 1970s American Minimalist Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Jacques Adnet Leather Desk and Chair, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional Art Deco era desk with matching chair by French modernist designer Jacques Adnet
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
$75,000 / set
Art Nouveau or Modernist Tray, Metal
Located in Madrid, ES
Modernist tray. Metal
Tray formed by a base with three holes worked like a leaf. Its upturned
Category
20th Century European Art Nouveau More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Table or DeskLamp by Charlotte Perriand for Philips, 1950s
By Philips, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Modernist desk-Lamp made of one cut & bent sheet of metal, a very innovative design solution
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron, Sheet Metal
Sculptural Modernist Counterweight Paperweight in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very well-, heavy and steady made counterweighted paper holder in solid bronze. It resembles an oil pump. Presumably custommade and handed as a gift to an employe of the Danish Cor...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Executive Desk by Ramseur Furniture Co.
By Ramseur Furniture Company
Located in Norwood, NJ
splayed, tapered legs—hallmarks of American modernist design.
The desk is fitted with two floating drawer
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Carl Auböck Brass Pipe Modernist Paperweight #5188, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An Austrian brass paperweight, displaying a pipe, designed an executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock, Vienna. Model #5188. A very decorative item, in very good condition. Marked.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rare Modernist Glass Table in the Manner of Danny Lane
By Danny Lane
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular, Modern sculptured glass table, from the last quarter of the 20th century, in the manner of Danny Lane (United States, b.1955). This stunning table features a floating,...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Executive Waterfall Metal Desk With Roll Container, Plated Metal, Glossy Lacquer
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist executive waterfall metal desk. High-quality metal construction finisher in glossy
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modernist Rectilinear Carved Marble Tray
Located in New York, NY
Introduce a touch of elegance to your decor with the Mid-Century Modernist Rectilinear Carved
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Roma, Lazio
walnut wood. This polished material transforms this desk into a modernist sculpture with sharp, geometric
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Peter Løvig Nielsen boomerang writing desk in teak Løvig Denmark 1960
By Løvig Design, Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
. This elegant contrast between teak and brass adds a luxurious modernist touch.
The desk is in very
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Modernist French Smokers Set, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is what we call desk eye candy! For those who desire something of the highest quality and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Bespoke Modernist Tubular Steel Table in Chromed Metal and Glossy Lacquered Wood
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke modernist tubular writing table made of chrome plated tubular steel and lacquered wood.
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
J.T. Kalmar Red Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, Model Style, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist desk or table lamp, model name „Style“ / model # 1213 from the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Metal, Brass
Tecnika desk by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova Design Center, Italy, 1970
s
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in TOURS, FR
within the Italian design canon.
A functional and collectible desk that bridges modernist rigor with a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Modernist Paper Tray in Chrome 1970s
By Smokador, Knoll
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful letter tray in polished aluminium / chrome finish with black enamel lining. In the style of Smokador. Clean and minimalist design that is timeless and classic. Unique and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Modernis Tubular Steel Desk, Chrome Plated Metal, Stained Wood, Germany, c. 1930
By Thonet, Bruno Weil
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel desk designed by Bruno Weil and manufactured by Thonet or under Thonet
Category
Vintage 1930s Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adnet-style single armchair/desk chair
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco single armchair/desk chair, circa 1935, in the style of Jacques Adnet
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Macassar
Oak Art Deco Modernist Writing Table or Dining Table by Architect Caspers, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist writing table or dining room table.
Design by
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,753 Sale Price
20% Off
Bauhaus Desk by Mücke-Melder, Steeltubes and Oak Veneer, Czechia circa 1935
By Mücke
Melder, Marcel Breuer
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, large modernist Bauhaus Steeltube Desk by Mücke-Melder, Czechia circa 1935.
Oak solid
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Art Deco / Machine Age Secretary , Desk designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann / Howell
By Howell, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare Art Deco machine age Modernist #459 Secretary / desk sedigned by Wolfgang Hoffmann
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Cantilever Armchair by Jindrich Halabala, Chromed Metal, Veneered Wood
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist cantilever chair H-128 designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by UP Závody, Brno
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1940s Italian Art Deco Desk with Grissinato Carvings in Oak Brass Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
modernist elements. This writing desk exemplifies the artistic flair and craftsmanship that characterize
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Noel BC Chrome and Brass Desk Agenda and Box, circa 1970
By Noel BC
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Noel BC Italy designed these stunning modernist desk accessories in the 1970s. The
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Modernist Solid Oak Pencil / Pen Holder, USA, 1970
s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Solid Oak Pencil / Pen Holder, USA, 1970's.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Oak
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Flip-Top Executive Desk in Teak by Peter Løvig Nielsen, Denmark, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
office or a collector’s modernist interior, this desk reflects the timeless elegance and craftsmanship of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Pair, Modernist Chromed Steel Railroad Tie Bookends Circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair, Modernist Chromed Steel Railroad Tie Bookends Circa 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian ash wooden desk with two drawers in the style of Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
Mid-century ‘modernist organic ‘Italian design desk/console table with 2 drawers , tapered legs
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash
French Curved Smoked Glass Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking example of mid-century French design, this 1960s curved desk combines a modernist
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Boréns, Scandinavian modernist table lamp, steel
rattan, Sweden, 1930s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Forserum, SE
A Scandinavian modernist desk lamp produced by the Swedish manufacturer Boréns in the 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vintage Italian Modernist Gold Aluminum Rotary Telephone by CR Telefonia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rotary telephone in gold anodized aluminum by CR Telefonia (ca. 1970s, Italy).
Handset is composed of an aluminum exterior and plastic interior and dial features a leather center.
Ne...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Aluminum
Jaeger LeCoultre World Time 8 Day Lacquered Bronze Midcentury Desk Clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Long Beach, CA
sophisticated clock is a must for any executives desk, especially for those that are working all the time with
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Modernist Desk Accessories
Modernist Nickel Bronze Art Deco Inkwell, Attributed to Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modernist nickel bronze Art Deco inkwell, attributed to Jacques Adnet.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Nickel
Dansk Modernist Bear Animal Figure Paperweight Silver Plated by Gunnar Cyren
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
paperweight or decorative object, the perfect addition to your desk or bookshelf.
This decorative modernist
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate
HIGH-RISE Shoes Mid Century Modernist 1960 Bookends In Carved Precious Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of modernist bookends.
This is a very decorative pair of bookends created during the mid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
$1,358 Sale Price
20% Off
Hans J. Wegner Drop Leaf Desk or Table Model "AT-305" for Andreas Tuck, 1955
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Danish Modernist drop-leaf table/desk by Danish designer Hans J. Wegner can be used both as
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Mid-Century Modernist Limited Edition Baccarat Art Glass Snake Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This rare and sought after limited edition Mid-Century Modernist Baccarat art glass paperweight was
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Lucite
Modernist Iron and Plywood side chair attributed to Egon Eiermann, Germany
By Egon Eiermann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Iron and Plywood side chair attributed to Egon Eiermann, Germany.. Dramatic lines
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian Modernist Folding Cane Chairs by Designer Giorgio Cattelan
By Giorgio Cattelan
Located in Reading, Berkshire
1970s Italian Modernist Folding Cane Chairs By Designer Giorgio Cattelan For Brand Cidue Made In
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
$2,004 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Modernist Lucite
Brass Table Alarm Clock by Bulova
Located in Bradenton, FL
A modernist Model 2RA007 table alarm clock made by Bulova in Japan. A transparent Lucite body holds
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Deco Style Modernist Silver Female Figure Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
makes the piece so great.
A compliment to any desk, or work station, in a residence or sophisticated
Category
20th Century Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Aluminum, Silver
Hermes Paris 1970 Modernist Purse Pencil In 18Kt Gold And .925 Sterling Silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1970. It was crafted with slim modernist geometric patterns in
Category
Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,038 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Model Modernist Art Deco Blue Mirror Clock, Circa 1935
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this fabulous 1930's modernist clock originating from England by Smiths
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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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