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Important Art Deco Desk Lamp, Chrome, Aluminum and Marble, Modernist Design 1930
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important Art Deco Desk Lamp, Chrome, Aluminum and Marble, Modernist Design, France, Circa 1930
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Marble, Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Important Art Deco Desk Lamp, Chrome, Aluminum and Marble, Modernist Design 1930
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important Art Deco Desk Lamp, Chrome, Aluminum, and Marble, Modernist Design, France, Circa 1930
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome

Modernist, Machine Age Stainless Steel / Metal Industrial Desk Lamp, Art Deco
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual modernist, machine age stainless steel / metal industrial desk lamp, circa 1930s
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Brushed Steel Industrial Modernist Tubular Desk Task Lamp, Italy 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
Brushed steel desk lamp adjustable in three directions on a square base.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Chrome Desk Lamp in Modernist style, Art Deco Design, French 1930-1940
Located in Debrecen, HU
This sleek chrome desk lamp exemplifies the Art Deco design movement that flourished in France
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Vintage 1930s French Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Modernist Oil Painting of a Wacky French Interior Writing Desk and Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by Huguette Baudrot (French, 1929-2023) *see further notes below Post-Impressionist oil painting by the well listed and admired female French painter, Huguette...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

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Oil

modernist kalmar sytle Bauhaus beige metal + brass Desk Light, Austria, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar, Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Desk light Origin: Austria Producer: in style of J.T. Kalmar Age: 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Original 1950s Modernist Swedish Red Metal Desk Light Made in Sweden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
: Original 1950s modernist table light made in Sweden. This table light is a very rare and collectible item
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

American Mid-Century Modern Oak Naugahyde Modernist Paper Desk Tray 2 Avail.
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in San Diego, CA
Single letter desk tray with solid oak walls and Naugahyde brown insert, circa 1970s freshly
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Naugahyde, Oak

Original 1960s Midmod Modernist Italian Stilnovo Style Desk Light, Italy, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
1960s desktop light. Origin Italy, in style of Stilnovo, 1960s. Rare 1960s table light, made of high quality metal, in black and yellow, lovely formed shade on a minimali...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Modernist Black Vintage Metal Desk Lamp Ala by Rodolfo Bonetto, Italy, 1983
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist black vintage desk lamp Mod. No. 4055 was designed by Rodolfo Bonetto 1983 and produced
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

A Set of 3 MODERNIST BAUHAUS Desk CHAIRS by RENE HERBST, France 1930
By René Herbst
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional museum set of 3 radical desk chairs, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, early
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Vintage 1920s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modernist High Back or Desk Chair w/ New Missoni Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern high back/ desk chair has cabriole ebonized walnut legs, and a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Memphis Style Black Brown Modernist Office Chair Desk Chair Matteo Grassi, Italy
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Vienna, AT
Memphis style Black and Brown modern swivelling desk chair or office chair attributed to Matteo
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Late 20th Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

JL Domecq JIelde French Modernist Industrial 3 Arms Graphit Reading Desk Lamp
By Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
3 arms Jielde lamp graphite reading lamp - French industrial lamp Designed by Jean-Louis Domecq in the early 1950s Original Jielde lamp, professionally restored in our workshop Th...
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Elusive Modernist Action Office Desk or Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rarely seen modernist action office desk or conference table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Modernist Art Deco Desk or Table in Walnut, Metal Spacer and Shoe, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
modernist Art Deco desk or table in walnut, metal spacer and shoe, circa 1930 varnish to redo.  
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian Space Age Stainless Steel Table Lamp – Attributed to Goffredo Reggiani
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in London, GB
sculptural silhouette make it as much an art piece as a functional light, ideal for a modernist desk, side
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

Modernist Brass Table Lamp Art Deco Dutch 1920 s
By Gispen, Daalderop KDM Royal Holland
Located in London, GB
Rare Modernist Art Deco table or desk curvaceous lamp in the shape of a mushroom with decorative
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Koch Lowy Polished Chrome Articulating Desk Light
By Koch Lowy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist 1970s Koch & Lowy desk lamp in nickel/chrome finish. Articulates/pivots in several
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Porter Desk, in White Oak, by August Abode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meet our Porter Desk, showcasing modernist simplicity. This understated, piece pairs clean-lines
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21st Century and Contemporary American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Oak, Walnut, Wood

IBELO MONOPOL Germany 1960 Modernist Table Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist table desk lighter designed by Ibelo Monopol. This is an unusual and beautiful table
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

Florian Schulz Mid-Century Vintage Modernist Chrome 1990s Adjustable Table Lamp
By Florian Schulz
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern vintage German table lamp or desk lamp model 'Cervantes' designed by
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Florian Schulz Mid-Century Vintage Modernist Brass 1980s Adjustable Table Lamp
By Florian Schulz
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern vintage German table lamp or desk lamp model 'Cervantes' designed by
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Desk and chair by André Sornay, Sornay Meubles Lyon 1955
By Andre Sornay
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
modernist furniture. Both the desk and chair are crafted in natural stained ash with a bright blue lacquer
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Florian Schulz Mid-Century Vintage Modernist Brass Adjustable Table Lamp c.1970
By Florian Schulz
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
shade with a lovely natural patina, making this the perfect modernist style reading light or desk lamp
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mod Space Age Chrome Desk Lamp by Sonneman c. 1970 s
By Sonneman Lighting, Ingo Maurer
Located in New York, NY
Classic Space Age modernist design tubular chrome desk lamp, by Robert Sonneman reminiscent of the
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

French Early Modern Console / Vanity /Desk /Writing Table, Robert Mallet-Stevens
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in New York, NY
A Rare French Early Modernist Console / Vanity / Desk / Writing Table in Chromed Tubular Steel
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Christian Dell Wall Arm / Desk Table Lamp, Model 6716
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in New York, NY
Early German Modernist / Bauhaus clamp lamp for desk, table or wall, Model # 6716 by Christian Dell
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps

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Steel, Nickel

Art Deco / Cubist Renato Bertelli Sculpture / Desk Paperweight, 1930´s
By Renato Giuseppe Bertelli 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very rare Modernist Wooden Sculpture / Desk Paperweight. Designed in 1930´s by Renato Bertelli
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Mid-Century Chrome and Wood "Tiburón" Desk Lamp by Grin Luz, 1960s
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva
Located in Lisboa, PT
refined example of Spanish modernist lighting, the Tiburón desk lamp is both a sculptural statement and a
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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Le Corbusier - Authentic LC-TAT-07-A - the Minister’s Desk Circa 1955
By Le Corbusier
Located in Hasselt, VLI
It's not just a desk. It's the LC-TAT-07-A. A very rare and unique modernist piece, the Minister’s
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables

Materials

Teak, Plywood

J.T. Kalmar Yellow Table Desk Side Lamp, Brass Iron, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Modernist Midcentury desk, table, or side lamp from the 1950s. Designed by Julius
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass, Iron

French Art Deco Desk Lamp in the Style of Rene Koechlin, 1930s
By Jacques le Chevalier and René Koechlin 1
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Stunning modernist/Art Deco desk lamp in patinated metal with a sculptural adjustable base
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Vintage 1930s French Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rare Christian Dell Two-Armed Bauhaus Desk Light 6660 for Kaiser Idell 1930s
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in Munich, DE
Spectacular, extra large two-armed Bauhaus / Modernist table lamp or desk light. Model 6660
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Iconic Walter Von Nessen Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Original Metal Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful example of the iconic modernist swing arm desk lamp by Von Nessen. The lamp features a
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Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Ewå Värnamo, Desk Light / Table Lamp, Teak, Brass, Lacquered Steel, Sweden 1960s
By Ewå Värnamo
Located in High Point, NC
A highly modernist table lamp / desk light. Produced by Ewå Värnamo, Sweden, 1960s. Blue leather to
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Dutch Mid-Century Modern Solid Birch Vanity Desk by Everest Furniture, 1950s
By Everest
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Unusual and rare modernist vanity desk produced in the Netherlands by Everest Furniture early 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Birch, Teak, Wenge, Plywood

Bakelite and Aluminum Industrial Desk Work Lamp with Adjustable Arm and Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
Nice, circa 1930s, modernist style desk lamp in Bakelite and aluminum. The arm pivots on a ball and
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20th Century Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

DIETER RAMS 1973 Braum Cubism Desk Lighter In 18Kt Yellow Gold And Lapis
By Dieter Rams
Located in Miami, FL
Fabulous desk lighter designed by Dieter Rams for Braum. This is a fabulous ultra-modernist T3
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold

Art Deco Style Machine Age Dome Form Polished Chrome Black Enamel Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Art Deco Machine Age style table or desk lamp embodies the sleek industrial
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20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Metal and Wood Sliding Box – France, 1970s – In the Style of Maria Pergay
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
, vintage French desk box, modernist decor
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Boréns Borås, Brass, Metal, Table Lamp, Sweden, 1950s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Manhasset, NY
modernist Swedish table or desk lamp designed and produced by Boréns Borås in Sweden in the middle of the
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Italian Art Glass Penguin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
sleek lines and considerable height, this piece commands attention, whether showcased on a modernist
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Grete Jalk Armchair
By Sibast, Grete Jalk
Located in London, GB
Scandinavian Modernist design chair. Ideal desk chair or accent. Please contact for all international shipping
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak, Teak

Grete Jalk Armchair
Grete Jalk Armchair
$1,875 / item
Large Adjustable Mid Century Table Lamp in Chrome and Black 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Adjustable Mid Century Table Lamp in Chrome and Black A very distinct mid century modernist
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Large Bauhaus Style Table Lamp in Patinated Brass 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Bauhaus Style Table Lamp in Patinated Brass 1930s A large modernist Bauhaus style table or
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Early 20th Century European Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Higgins Violet/Green Art Glass Keepsake Box
By Higgins Glass
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Violet/Green keepsake/desk box featuring a walnut case and Higgins Glass top. Signed
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass, Walnut

Italian Mid-Century Modern, Table Lamp, Enameled Shades, Patinated Brass, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Modernist table or desk lamp designed and produced in Italy in the later half of the 20th century. This
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Mid Century Cone Lamp Ministry Made in Italy, Red and Golden Metal, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
refined and collectible lighting piece, embodying mid-century craftsmanship and modernist aesthetics
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

A SPACE-AGE SEVENTIES TABLE LAMP by ETIENNE FERMIGIER, MONIX, France 1970
By Etienne Fermigier
Located in PARIS, FR
A table or desk lamp, Post-Modernist, Free-Form, Seventies, Space-Age, square base with rounded
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
By Cosulich Interiors Antiques
Located in New York, NY
A fun modernist table / desk lamp, a contemporary organic creation entirely hand made in Italy, the
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A fun modernist table / desk lamp, a contemporary organic creation entirely hand made in Italy, the
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

J.T. Kalmar Model "Style" Midcentury Cone Table Clamp Lamp, Vienna, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare and beautiful vintage Austrian modernist table or desk lamp, model name „Style". Designed
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Bauhaus Table Lamp 967 by Marianne Brandt Hin Bredendieck for Kandem, 1930s
By Marianne Brandt, Hin Bredendieck
Located in Munich, DE
Minimalistic Bauhaus / modernist table lamp or desk light. Adjustable arm and shade. Designed by
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Harald Notini, Table Lamp, Brass, Stained Elm, Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1940s
By Bohlmarks
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable modernist table lamp or desk light in stained elm and brass. Produced by the iconic
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1920s Modernist Design Art Deco Oak, Coromandel and Bronze Mantle or Desk Clock
Located in Lisse, NL
the sleek and timeless, modernist design this time telling gem will also work perfectly in a mid
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

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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.