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AN ART DECO DOMINIQUE DESK
Located in New York, NY
An unusual Art Deco macassar ebony desk of elegant, flowing design, with two drawers in the frieze
Category
20th Century French Desks
$55,250
Danish Teak Desk Two Sided
Located in Crockett, CA
Quite an unusual Danish teak desk has drawers on one side and a cocktail cabinet and swing out
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
French Art Deco Rosewood Corner Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Unusual drop front corner desk.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks
arts and crafts double kneehole desk
Located in New York, NY
unusual partners desk with numerous dovetailed drawers retaining its old patina and original knobs.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desks
Materials
Wood
French 1930
s Steel Postal Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Steel French postal workers desk with unusual bent steel sides and sliding front shelf. The
Category
20th Century French Desks
Danish Modern Rosewood Desk by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Fulton, CA
Exceptional wood grain with a strong architectural design element create a beautiful and unusual
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
French 1930
s Steel Postal Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Steel French postal workers desk with unusual bent steel sides and sliding front shelf. The
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks
Interesting Barrel Shaped Roll-top Desk
Located in New York, NY
Small-scale and unusual barrel shaped desk with compass legs and tambour roll-top. Has slots for
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Materials
Walnut
American Art Deco Fletcher Aviation Desk
By Frank Fletcher
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This large and unusual American Art Deco desk was designed by Frank Fletcher and manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks
Materials
Steel
Mid-18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
A fine mid-18th century mahogany kneehole desk of unusual design. With twin side drawers, one with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Desks
Impressive Hans Wegner Drop Leaf Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
. This is a somewhat unusual piece in that the desk is mostly oak with only the pulls being teak, expands
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Desks
Materials
Oak, Teak
Rare Queen Anne Desk on Frame
Located in Litchfield, CT
unusual size, the slant-lid desk opens to a fitted interior with pigion holes and goose-neck shaped
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Cherry
Desk 1950 By G.m.a. Cantu
Located in New York, NY
. BEAUTIFUL FORM WITH FLOATING GLASS TOP & CORRUGATED ROSE DESIGN ON FRONT OF DESK UNUSUAL.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Glass
Edward Wormley For Dunbar Leather Top Desk
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and unusual Dunbar desk featurig a finished back
and leather top.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Materials
Oak, Rosewood, Leather
Danish Teak Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk
By Aksel Boll Jensen
Located in Frederick, MD
This unusual Danish teak writing desk has a special design. The drawer stack can slide from left to
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
A petite Louis XVI French cherry writing desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This unusual kneehole desk has a plank top with molded edge and slide. The desk has two drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
American Art Deco FLETCHER Aviation Desk Black Lacquer
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This large and unusual American art deco desk was designed by Frank Fletcher and manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks
Materials
Wood
George Nelson for Herman Miller - Action Office Desk
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Unusual Herman Miller Action Office desk. Designed by George Nelson. Features two drawers and a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Chippendale Style Pale Mahogany Desk, England c.1880
Located in Houston, TX
complete the line. The feet on this desk are quite unusual. They have an ogee bracket shape but instead of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk With Bookcase
Located in Middleburg, VA
TWO SECTION BOOKCASE, WHICH IS MOST UNUSUAL. THIS DESK IS BEAUTIFULLY MADE AND FULLY FINISHED
Category
Vintage 1930s English Desks
Materials
Brass
Walnut Desk by Stanley Young for Glenn of California
By Glenn of California, Stanley Young
Located in Long Beach, CA
. This desk also has a finished walnut back that is unusual on desks this small. This piece is in
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks
Fletcher Art Deco Desk From Fletcher Aviation Of Pasadena
By Frank Fletcher
Located in Oakland, CA
to the World! Its Very cool.
A large and unusual shapely desk is very unique, rather heart
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood
Teak desk w/front book shelf by Han Olsen
Chris Sorensen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Teak 10 drawer desk with unusual adjustable front shelving with brass hardware, drawer interiors
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Desks
Materials
Brass
Unusual ebonized desk chair
Located in Boston, MA
Unusual ebonized desk chair w/ carved lion heads and paw feet.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
A Good 18th Century Spanish Walnut
San Felipe
Table with Drop-front
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and rare early 18th century Spanish 'San Felipe' writing desk. Walnut. Unusual baroque style
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
William IV Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4941 fine quality and unusual William IV writing desk in mahogany, having new black tooled
Category
Antique 19th Century British William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Bureau
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4593, fine quality and very unusual, Regency, mahogany writing desk /bureau, having tambour top
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$7,238
Unusual Regency Mahogany Lap Desk
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Unusual Regency mahogany lap desk.
A wonderful lap desk in superb condition, it has a brass top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Walnut Revolving Office Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5123 Unusual Victorian walnut height adjustable desk chair, having shaped top rail with round
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Brass Desk Clock by Junghans
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in New York, NY
An unusually shaped brass desk clock by Junghans, Germany. Keeps accurate time, wind up mechanism
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Unusual 1950
s Philips desk lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Never seen this model before. The shade can be positioned up and down. The paint is original without scratches or damage. Can be cleaned as desired though.
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unusual Art Deco Table/Desk Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Unique art deco lamp features pair of stylized deer flanking a green agate sphere, and standing atop a plinth of the same green agate and chrome. The shade is of mica and iron. Measu...
Category
Vintage 1930s Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Unusual Antique Oak Centre/Desk/Dining Table
Located in Lancashire, GB
Unusual Antique Oak Centre/Desk/Dining Table.
This late 19th century antique oak table stands so
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Center Tables
Materials
Oak
JENS QUISTGAARD FOR LOVIG
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Unusual and super functional desk with hinged gallery on top which folds down to create a flat work
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks
Materials
Teak
Late Georgian Fall Front Bureau
Located in Roswell, GA
Late Georgian unusual fall front desk with original swan neck handles. Mahogany with fine patina
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Unusual Vintage Italian Green Marble Desk Clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
green 'Spuma di Mare' marble, brass, enamelled steel
Category
20th Century Italian Clocks
Rare
Unusual Storm Guide Desk Barometer in Bakelite
Located in Stamford, CT
REDUCED from $900 --Rare & Unusual Storm Guide Desk Barometer in a Bakelite stand with a 4" dial
Category
Vintage 1930s English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bakelite
Unusual Steel Chest of Drawers with Desk Surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
Versatile painted steel chest of drawers with desk.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Very Unusual Steel Desk Vault with Lock and Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very old cabinet from an old time office. With key. Slide works smoothly.
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Brass
Unusual Edwardian Silver Mounted Desk Blotter with Photo Frame
Letter Clip
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
An unusual early Edwardian silver mounted green leather covered Desk Blotter, the blotting paper
Category
Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Retro Desk Lamp
Located in Brambleton, VA
Unusual and striking desk lamp.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,400
Table Desk Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Unusual, table desk lamp, with ecru linen, silk cylindrical shade.
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
$1,200
Brass Desk Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully made florescent desk lamp, very unusual. Rewired for the US.
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
$8,200
Walnut desk chair
Located in Boston, MA
An unusual round walnut desk chair with a decorative X stretcher. Formally a barber chair.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Desk chair
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is pleased to offer an unusual mahogany desk chair, circa 1880. Dished and
Category
Antique 19th Century British George II Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$1,843
Painted metal desk lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
Metal small desk lamp in unusual split pea green color
Category
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1960
s Vanity/Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unusual single-drawered vanity/desk with a whimsical carved element. One of a kind.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Vanities
$1,800
English Library Cabinet/Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
This unusual mahogany cabinet/desk has an adjustable lift-top writing slope with carved gadrooned
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French Metal Dining Table/Desk
Located in New York, NY
Highly Unusual Metal Dining Table/Desk
with Four Screws On Leg Posts
(which can
Category
Late 20th Century French Dining Room Tables
Brass and Green Enamel Desk Lamp
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A Unusual brass and enamel adjustable Desk lamp.
English 1930s.
Rewired
Category
20th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Ron Rezek Desk Lamp, USA, 1980
By Ron Rezek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual aluminum and iron base desk lamp designed by Ron Rezek.
Category
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Belgian Desk Lamp by ERPE, 1930s
Located in Lancashire, GB
1930's Belgian Desk Lamp by ERPE.
This is a fabulous looking, aluminium desk lamp made by ERPE in
Category
Vintage 1930s Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Antique French Studded Leather Upright Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
Very unusual leather upright desk with studded crest and decoration. Original hardware. The compact
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Objects
Antique English Lap Desk, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unusual lap desk not only served the owner as a writing surface but also as a game board for
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Armstrong-Vickers Spitfire Desk Piece, 1945
By Vickers-Armstrongs 1
Located in London, GB
Vickers-Armstrong Limited.
A highly unusual presentation desk piece in the form of a gilded
Category
Vintage 1940s English Other Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
German 1960s Desk Lamp by Sächsische Bronzewarenfabrik
Located in Fairfax, VA
Very chic, very unusual and rare desk lamp in bronze and cream color lacquer desk lamp by S.B.F
Category
Vintage 1960s German Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Chinoiserie Decorated Secretary Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A small and elegant mid-19th century Italian scarlet chinoiserie decorated secretary desk of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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