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Unusual Italian Brass/Enamel Desk Lamp, circa 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Very unusual Stilnovo style Italian table lamp with polished brass base and enameled metal lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
A Very Unusual Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk
Located in New York, NY
A Very Unusual Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Desk
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture
Unusual Victorian Double Steering-Wheel Desk Clock and Barometer
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual Victorian double steering-wheel desk clock and barometer, comprising two silver plated
Category
Antique 1870s English Mantel Clocks
Materials
Silver Plate
Unusual Modernist Two-Tone Swivel Desk or Side Chair
By Eero Saarinen, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Adrian Pearsall meets Eero Saarinen, most unusual Mid-Century Modern swivel chair. Beautiful
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Metal
Unusual Orientalist Porcelain Desk or Mantel Clock of a Musk
Located in New York, NY
Unusual orientalist porcelain desk or mantel clock of a musk.
Category
20th Century Mantel Clocks
Unusual Tall Walnut Side Table or Desk, Italy, circa 1790
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual tall walnut side table or desk, Italy, circa 1790.
Elegant form with unique detailing
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unusual French 1940s Cerused Oak Leather-Top Console/Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
An unusual cerused oak console with leather top. The console consists of three central drawers, two
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaire Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
possibly could! A very unusual desk section below consists of a cylinder cover festooned in full relief
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Unusual Adirondack, Rustic Cast and Welded Faux Bark Cast Iron Desk Lamp
By Thomas Molesworth
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual adirondack. Rustic cast and welded tree branch cast iron desk lamp, superior quality
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Adirondack Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Unusual Art Deco Bubinga Trolley, France, Glass Desk, Completely Restored, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Art Deco serving table (Trolley) Glass top plate.
Completely restored.
Material: Bubinga
Source: France
Period: 1920-1929.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Serving Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Bubinga
Unusual Art Deco, Bauhaus Accent / Desk Barrel Chair Manner of Josef Hoffmann
By Gilbert Rohde, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Art Deco, Bauhaus accent / desk barrel chair, Incredible design! Stunning form and
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Birch
Unusual and Rare Dinning Table or Desk by Louis Durot in 1972
By Louis Durot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
a high technology material which mix nitrogen, oxygen and carbon, which allow unusual shapes
Category
Vintage 1970s French Dining Room Tables
Mahogany Desk
Located in Petaluma, CA
This most unusual, high quality, mahogany desk has many fun features. The upper portion of cubby
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
$2,950
Clamp Desk Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
Clamp on desk lamp with unusual black shade.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$600
Brass Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Unusual brass desk lamp with "Hoof" feet details. European twisted silk cord.
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$595
Pierre Paulin Desk Lamp
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual brass and metal shade desk lamp by Pierre Paulin
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,800
1940
s Desk Chair
Located in Buchanan, NY
Unusual rounded arm desk chair in dark mahogany stain with original leather
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Leather
$3,400
1940
s Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual early twentieth century desk lamp with horizontal stacked glass with brass dividers
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,190
Art Nouveau Desk Light
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1910
An unusual Art Nouveau bronzed desk lamp, with artichoke shade, all supported
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$3,149
Caged "Question Mark" Desk Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
Question mark desk lamp with unusual metal cage / bulb protector and adjustable cage. 2-available
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Console/Desk In Walnut
Located in Doylestown, PA
An unusual walnut console table/desk in asymetric form, with ebonized and silver-plated moldings
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
William IV Revolving Desk Chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual William IV mahogany revolving desk chair of generous proportions. The deep buttoned back
Category
Antique 1830s British Chairs
An Art Nouveau Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual nickel plated Art Nouveau desk lamp, with scalloped base and engraved decoration
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
$2,533
1940
s French Dome Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Unusual dome shaped desk lamp.The lamp has a very retro look. The base measures 8"x 8".
Category
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Large French 1950s Brass Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
This unusual one off brass desk lamp was made in France in the 1950s. It has an elegant curved arm
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unique Georgian Mahogany Desk Top Cannon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Highly unusual English early 19th Century desk top cannon, incorporating a steel flint lock pistol
Pair Brass Demilune Shade Desk Lamps
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual pair of brass desk top table lamps with brass demi lune shades after Walter Von Nessen
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mexican Modernist Double Dresser with Desk
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a beautiful modernist double dresser with a built-in desk.
Unusual
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Desk or Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
A most unusual and beautiful desk lamp. Thick Murano glass diffuser attached to a graceful base
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Art Deco Swivel Desk Lamp in Brass
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Unusual high quality desk lamp from the 1930s with swivel function. The lamp rotates at the base as
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Symmetrical Rosewood Conference Desk Table, Denmark, 1965
By Jørgen Kastholm
Preben Fabricius
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and unusual shaped symmetrical conference desk table, Denmark 1965. The table has a very
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Stunning Console/Desk in the Style of Karl Springer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual and beautiful console/desk in the style of Karl Springer. Faux tortoiseshell over wood
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Japanese Black Lacquered Cypress Wood Writing Desk, Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A rare Japanese portable writing desk with an unusual design. Made from black lacquered cypress
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Scholar s Objects
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sarfatti for Arteluce Style Chrome Desk Lamp
By Arteluce, Gaetano Sciolari, Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern Sarfatti for Arteluce style chrome desk lamp.
Unusual Mid-Century Modern chrome
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Clerks Desk With Copper Top And Wine Rack
Located in Middleburg, VA
An Unusual 19th Century Clerks Desk With Copper Top And Wine Rack. Contemporary “ Verdigris
Category
Antique 19th Century English Console Tables
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Vanity Desk And Mirror Gilbert Rohde for Cavalier
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful American art deco streamline design circa 1930's by Gilbert Rohde. This unusual set of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Bakelite, Mirror, Wood
19THC ORIGINAL SAGE GREEN PAINTED LIFT TOP DESK FROM NEW ENGLAND
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC UNUSUAL LIFT TOP DESK/TABLE FROM NEW ENGLAND IN ORIGINAL LIGHT SAGE GREEN PAINT, THE TOP
Category
Antique 19th Century American Tables
Materials
Pine
American Federal Mahogany Secretary Desk Chest of Drawers, circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An interesting and somewhat unusual secretary desk constructed in two parts with an upper case that
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Brass and Enamel Desk Lamp with Glass Shard Base
Located in London, GB
An mid-20th century, Italian desk lamp with unusual glass shard base, with curved brass stem and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Edwardian Mahogany Fall-Front Secretary Desk with Built in Safe, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
original keys for this as well as the rest of the desk.
Unusual in quality, form and originality. This
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Table Desk with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Dallas, TX
table. Crafted in the Perigord region of France circa 1860, this small desk features an unusual engraved
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
M. E. BERNHARDT 1912 Austria Top-Hat Petrol Desk Lighter In Polished Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Top-hat desk lighter designed by M. B. Bernhardt.
This is a very unusual novelty petrol desk
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
"Tiburón" Desk Lamp by Luis Peres de La Oliva for Grin Luz, 1960s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This unusual and rare model, "Tiburón" desk lamp, was designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva and
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Dunhill London 1954 F-86 Jet Aircraft Table Desk Lighter In Polished Chrome
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
F-86 Jet fighter aircraft table lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill.
An unusual table desk lighter
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel, Chrome
"Tiburón" Desk Lamp by Luis Peres de La Oliva for Grin Luz, 1960
s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This unusual and rare model, "Tiburón" desk lamp, was designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva and
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Orange Glass HInged Box with White Coral Top Black Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
NYC from the time. Most unusual. This makes a great desk accessory, cocktail addition console or
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coral
Iron / Marble Ornate Side Table
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual side table / desk, with original marble top resting on a fanciful base
Category
Antique 19th Century French Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Pair of Original Vernor Panton "Panthella" Lamps
Located in Culver City, CA
Pair of Vernor Panton plastic molded desk lamps, unusual size and rare to have a pair.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Chair
By Paul Evans
Located in NYC, NY
An unusual Adrian Pearsall dining or desk chair with a sculpted metal base upholstered in original
Category
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Mid-Century Danish Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Unusual Mid-Century table or desk lamp, Denmark, circa 1950s. Teak, brass gooseneck and painted
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Table Lamp By Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and expressive low desk lamp crafted of oak and perforated masonite having a u-shaped
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique French Copper Doll Mould
Located in London, GB
unusual shelf or desk curio.
circa 1920s, French.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Industrial More Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique American Mercantile Table
Located in Calgary, Alberta
This is an unusual painted American mercantile desk or table on casters. Half the top flips up for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Tables
Materials
Wood
German Postwar Tri-Colored Mushroom Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Colorful and unusual mushroom desk and/or table lamp in great original vintage condition. Tops can
Category
Vintage 1950s German Table Lamps
Gorgeous Black Glass Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual black console or desk with beveled black glass and accenting brass sled legs in a rose gold
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Art Deco Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual Art Deco brass desk lamp, with square adjustable stem mounted to a circular base, the
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early 20th century French Cigar Cutter Model of a Guillotine
Located in London, GB
works and releases well.
Rare and unusual curio for a desk or a shelf.
The base looks to be made
Category
Early 20th Century French More Folk Art
Materials
Oak
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