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French Art Deco Modernist Mirror Clock 8 Day
By DEP
Located in Devon, England
Rare and stylish 1930s Art Deco modernist clock by French makers "DEP ". A eight day movement with
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Chaise Modernist Art Deco Chair in Chromed Metal and Lacquered Wood, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modernist Art Deco chair in chromed metal and lacquered wood, circa 1930.
Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage American Modernist Staved Walnut Square Wall Clock with Date Window
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern square wall clock in staved walnut with modernist white plastic and brass hour
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Modernist Chrome Travel Alarm Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Offered for your consideration is this high end, extremely good quality Art Deco German Alarm travel clock. A superb movement is house inside the case and is in excellent working con...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Art Deco 8 Day Modernist Green Glass Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
good time. Excellent size too, will look great as a mantel clock or desk area.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Steel, Brass
Modernist English Solid / Sterling Silver Letter Opener - Brian Leslie Fuller
By Brian Leslie Fuller 1
Located in Bath, GB
A superb mid-century modern letter opener made by the highly collectable silversmith, Brian Leslie Fuller.
Made from solid English silver fully hallmarked for London 1979 together ...
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Sterling Silver Paperknife London 1971 By George Grant Macdonald
By Grant Macdonald
Located in Norwich, GB
An Elizabeth II Modernist sterling silver paperknife by George Grant MacDonald - London 1971. Fully
Category
20th Century English Futurist Letter Openers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Modernist Writing Table, Chromed Steel, Veneered/ Lacquered Wood, Bespoke
Located in Berlin, DE
Small modernist writing table made of chrome plated tubular steel, stained/ veneered/ lacquered
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Rare Modernist Glass Clock, Signed P.M.Favre, France, c1930s
By P.M. Favre
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this super rare Art Deco modernist Bulle clock by P.M.Favre. One of the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Art Deco Modernist 8 Day Chrome Clock by CYMA, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Impressive 1930s modernist clock by CYMA. Fully serviced by our horologist and in excellent working
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Big Kienzle Weltzeituhr Modernist Table World Timer Zone Clock
By Kienzle Clocks, Heinrich Möller
Located in Vienna, AT
Kienzle automatic world timer zone clock.
An exclusive big table clock from Ø 26cm wonderful clocks face with world map and world time zones, glass, the heavy case and base are of s...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Big Kienzle Weltzeituhr Modernist Table World Timer Zone Clock, 1960s
By Kienzle Clocks, Heinrich Möller
Located in Vienna, AT
Kienzle automatic world timer zone clock.
An exclusive big table clock from Ø 26 cm wonderful clocks face with world map and world time zones, glass, the heavy case & base are of sol...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Modernist Abstract Sword Copper Plated Brass Letter Opener like Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Honest time worn age. Heavy wear and patina to plating letter opener, beautiful understated piece. This was definitely the estate owners go to desktop tool. A bit over 8 inches lon...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Brass
$268 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican Modernist Hand Wrought 950 Silver Letter Opener with Onyx Handle
Located in New York, NY
Mexican mid century modern hand wrought 950 silver letter opener with hand carved Aztec motif green onyx handle. Hallmark stamped underside, 950
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Modern Executive Desk by Alberto Rosselli and Gio Ponti for Arflex, 20th Century
By Gio Ponti, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in NICE, FR
An iconic piece of Italian modernist design, this Tecniform desk was created in 1958 by the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Machined Aluminum Dining Table with Glass Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom-built Modernist desk or dining table showcasing a bold machined aluminum base with strong
Category
1990s American Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Gold Sculpture by Artist Yaakov Agam Edition 1/3
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Yaakov Agam a Gold Kinetic Sculpture. The 5" x 2 1/8" 18k yellow gold movable sculpture in the shape of a deconstructed Star of David. Comes with the original fitted suede presentati...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Accessories
Materials
18k Gold, Gold
"Shell" Lamp Art Deco Modernist / Steamline, Chrome
Glass, France, circa 1930
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Bring a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this rare and refined Art Deco modernist desk
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Nickel
Colombian Emerald Chimpanzee Rough Crystal Sculpture Hand Carved Collectors Item
Located in Jupiter, FL
This is a beautiful and one-of-a-kind rough Colombian emerald sculpture. Featuring an incredible chimpanzee, in its natural habitat. Made of white and gray shale, as it holds a stomp...
Category
2010s Colombian Modernist Desk Accessories
Materials
Emerald
Tiffany
Co. 1981 Angela Cummings Aerodynamic Twisted Pen .925 Sterling Silver
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany
Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural twisted pen designed by Angela Cummings.
Sculptural pen, created back in the 1981 in New York city at the Tiffany Studios. This fabulous sculptural pen has been designed ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$318 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Chrome Double Inkwell, France 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
French designer Jacques Adnet (1901 - 1984) designed this elegant Art Deco modernist chromed metal
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Joan Busquets Workshop Masterpiece Modernist Nouveau Desk Cabinet, ca. 1898
Located in South Burlington, VT
Cabinetry Art.
JOAN BUSQUETS I (Barcelona, 1874-1949). Modernist Cabinet and Desk, ca. 1898.
Modernist
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Othmar Zschaler Tourmaline Handle Letter Opener
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1970s, 18k and sterling by Othmar Zschaler, Switzerland. This letter opener has a striking visual presence showcasing Othmar Zschaller's flawless design sensibilities. The hand...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Modernist Desk Accessories
Materials
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Modernist Enameled Yellow Desk Lamp
By Isaq Hosoe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Modernist enameled bright yellow gooseneck desk lamp with black iron base.
Snake desk style lamp
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Kienzle GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Midcentury, Germany, 1960s
By Kienzle Clocks, Wilhelm Kienzle
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative Mid-Century Modernist solid brass Kienzle desk or table clock with a
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Modernist Red Desk Lamp 1950s
Located in London, GB
Articulated Mid-Century Modern desk lamp in dark red metal on Teak wood and brass arm is Modernist
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Kienzle GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Midcentury, Germany, 1960s
By Wilhelm Kienzle, Kienzle Clocks
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative Mid-Century Modernist solid brass Kienzle Chronoquartz desk or table
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Large Kundo GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Kieninger
Obergfell, 1960s
By Kundo, Kieninger
Obergfell
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive and large Mid-Century Modernist brass desk or table clock with a 9“ diameter world
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Space Age Chrome Magnetic Desk Lamp, 1974 Italian Luci Mod. 414
By luci
Located in London, GB
for a curated modernist desk, reading nook, or collector’s vignette.
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Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Modernist Copper Desk Lamp by Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rare Modernist style diminutive copper desk lamp with adjustable shade by Adnet.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Modernist Oak Vanity Chest or Desk
By Olholm Mobelfabrik
Located in London, GB
A slick and multifunctional Scandinavian modernist piece of furniture. Oak exterior with slight
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Vintage Modernist Teak Paper Desk Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Single letter desk tray with dovetail detail, circa 1950s. Beautifully aged and with original
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Teak
Modernist Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp
Located in Devon, England
Original modernist chrome desk lamp of substantial quality, dating we think to mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist metal Bauhaus desk lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
An absolute rare and unusual desk lamp with perforated shade, rivets in metal. There are some
Category
Vintage 1960s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Unusual Modernist Molded Fiberglass side / desk chair
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modernist Molded Fiberglass side / desk chair. Great design, Wonderful color. Early
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
1930 Modernist Art Deco Adjustable Desk Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
Modernist 1930s Art Deco desk lamp adjustable.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Airplane Seaplane Desk Model, circa 1940
By Various Makers
Located in Atlanta, GA
a golden age in air travel. This handsome 1940s desk or counter model airplane is made of varnish
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
MCM Modernist Lightolier Adjustable Desk Table Task Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Desk Task lamp by Lightolier.
Maker stamped Lightolier US and Japan
Modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Bauhaus wooden kids folding school desk, 1920s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
A charming modernist 1920s wooden school desk for young children, featuring a chalkboard and
Category
Vintage 1920s Czech Bauhaus Children s Furniture
Materials
Wood
1980
s Italian Postmodern Leather Modernist Paper Desk Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant Single letter desk tray , postmodern Italian leather wrapped nice original condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Leather
Desk Lamp Art deco modernist 1930 by Monix Paris
By Edition Monix
Located in Marseille, FR
Desk lamp articulated modernist Art Deco 1930 by Monix Paris.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Cordell Cordaro Modernist Abstract Painting "Smoking at a desk"
By Juliano Cordano
Located in Buffalo, NY
Cordell Cordaro Large Modernist Abstract Painting titled "Smoking at a desk" Wonderful use of color
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Modernist Red Metal Desk or Table Lamp
By AK Kaiser
Located in London, GB
Red enamel and nickel-plated desk lamp with an over sized on/off red button incorporated in the
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Matched Pair Modernist Task, Desk Lamps, Fiberglass Shades, France
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched Pair Modernist Task ,desk Lamps, Amazing green spun exposed fiberglass shades, adjustable
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage Modernist Sculptural Brass Tape Dispenser, Tape Holder Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
. It is great from all angles and a wonderful desk accessory! It even holds different widths of tape
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1970s Modernist Clear Lucite and Brown Plastic Italian Desk Lamp
By Fase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Modernist Clear Lucite and Brown Plastic Italian Desk Lamp is a notable example of mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
Modernist Brass Kaiser Desk Lamp by Christian Dell 1930
s
Located in London, GB
Modernist brass Bauhaus 'President' table or desk lamps with original patina and adjustable shade
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Vallauris Glazed Ceramic Ashtray, Desk Tidy, circa 1960
By Vallauris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Mid-Century modernist ceramic cigar ashtray, desk tidy, vide poche, or catchall, was
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Vintage Desk Lamp by Hans Von Klier, 1980s, Germany
By Hans Von Klier
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage black lacquered desk or architect lamp designed by Hans Von Klier 1980s and
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Claw Foot Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Phillips
By Phillips, Louis Kalff
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist claw foot desk lamp by Louis Kalff for Phillips, circa 1950s. The lamp is in very nice
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Polished Stainless Steel Modernist Magazine Rack Desk Tray by Rosendahl
By Jacob Rosendahl
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare minimalist desk magazine tray, circa 1990 by Rosendahl , mirror shine polished
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Stainless Steel
American Mid Century Modern Walnut
Leather Modernist Paper Desk Tray
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in San Diego, CA
Single letter desk tray with solid walnut walls and leather insert, circa 1970s freshly refinished
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Modernist Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930s modernist chrome desk lamp of substantial quality. Very iconic in design with a real
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Interior Salon Bureau Desk
Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Interior Room with Bureau Desk and Rococo style chair
by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Italian Modernist Design Covered Box Desk Set
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic covered box with target design and cup desk set created by Bruno Gambone of Florence, Italy
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Modernist Table Lamps - Desk Lamps Kaiser Leuchten - Brass
Metal 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Pair of Modernist Table Lamps - Desk Lamps Kaiser Leuchten - Brass
Metal 1960s
Set of 2 of
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, 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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