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Baker Mid Century Modern Ebonized Burl Wood Walnut Desk w/ Matching Chair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oriental style mid century modern Baker desk or writing table.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Walnut
1970s Smoked Acrylic and Glass Trestle Desk, Lucite and Tubular Chrome Chair
By Fabio Lenci
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Wonderful Minimalist Space age 1970s desk and chair. The elegant Minimalist desk features a smoked
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Paul McCobb #1560 Double Drawer Desk Walnut Maple Finish with Chair
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
matching chair in Walnut finish. Very beautiful designed desk on tapered legs - all solid maple. All legs
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti Design Vintage Desk and Chair Light Maple Wood Color Italian
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
A vintage and rare 1950s desk with matching chair Italian Design by Vico Magistretti. Light maple
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple
Danish Modern Rosewood Desk by Riis Antonsen and Chair by Niels Moller
By Neils O. Möller, Riis Antonsen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Danish Modern Rosewood Desk, designed for Riis Antonsen, and Rosewood Desk Chair
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Rosewood, Papercord, Wood
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Gold Leather Bronze Burl Desk w/ Matching Chair MINT!
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Gold Leather Bronze Burl Desk w/ Matching Chair MINT!
table: 26x56x30
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Paul McCobb #1560 Double Drawer Desk Tobacco Maple Finish with Chair
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
matching chair in tobacco finish. Very beautiful designed desk on tapered legs - all solid maple. All legs
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
1970s Vintage Danish Desk and Chair by Klaus Wettergren in Burr Maple
By Klaus Wettergren
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning and very impressive desk and chair designed by Klaus Wettergren, these were
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Maple
Friso Kramer Custom leather Top
Result
Desk with early edition Result chair
By Wim Rietveld, Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A perfect small leather top customized early production 'Result' school desk by Dutch industrial
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1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Leather, Wood
1950s Modernist Desk
Chair Set in Walnut
Leather by Robin Day for Hille
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A rare 1950s modernist desk and chair set by Robin Day for Hille.
The desk is the "Executive
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Steel
Elinor and John McGuire set for Lyda Levi: desk with bamboo director’s chair
By John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
Elinor and John McGuire set for Lyda Levi: desk with bamboo director’s chair, leather bindings
Category
1970s American Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Art Deco Style Desk
Chair in Maple by Rupert Williamson
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 20th Century Art Deco Style desk & chair crafted in Maple by English Furniture Maker, Rupert
Category
Late 20th Century English Art Deco Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Maple
1980s Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen Desk and Chair - Mahagony and Red Leather
By Frederecia Furniture, Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, Botium
Located in Knebel, DK
desk and armchair in this listing the price is for one set.
If you wish to have the chairs
Category
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Drexel Campaign Desk And Chair with Gilt X-Base Legs, Roll Top
By Drexel
Located in Stamford, CT
Fabulous vintage Campaign style low roll top desk with gilt X-leg base by Drexel.
A handsome desk
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Wood
Gerrit Rietveld Crate Desk and Zig Zag Chair Metz
Co, 1950s the Netherlands
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare crate desk by Gerrit Rietveld by Metz & Co, 1950s.
Since 1935 Metz & Co sold the
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1950s Dutch De Stijl Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Ash, Pine
Light Amber Bamboo Glass Top One Drawer Low Profile Compact Desk w/ Chair MINT
By McGuire, Paul Frankl, Ficks Reed, John Wisner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Light Amber Bamboo Glass Top One Drawer Low Profile Compact Desk w/ Chair MINT
chair dimensions
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Cerused Oak Desk and Side Chair by Jay Spectre for Century
By Jay Spectre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sleek American Modern Cerused Oak Desk and Matching Chair Designed by Jay Spectre for Century
Category
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Oak
Danish Mid-Century Modern Solid Teak Pull Out Roll Top Desk Drawers Chair Mint
By Hadsten Traeindustri, Peter Hvidt
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern solid teak pull out roll top desk drawers chair mint.
Accompanying
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Desk and Chair by Ovaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in London, GB
Imposing substantial aluminium and walnut desk with inset tan leather top and matching filing unit
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Walnut
Roget Landault Desk, Its Chair and Its Side Table, Oak and Cane, French C. 1960
By Roger Landault
Located in Labrit, Landes
Desk assembly: desk, chair and side table from Roger Landault
Oak, Cane and glass
Roger Landault
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Oak, Cane, Glass
Rattan Bamboo
Cane Desk or Vanity with Chest of Drawers
By Christian Dior
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Fantastic vintage writing desk or vanity with rattan chair. Unusual piece because it has an
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Glass
American Telephone Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
This writing table or telephone has a simple utilitarian form. The form, with its basic linear
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1940s American Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Art Deco Style Table and Chair
Located in Manhasset, NY
A black painted and lacquered desk and a matching chair in Art Deco style. The top over a narrow
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Vintage White Wicker Dressing Table
Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Henry link white wicker dressing table/ desk and matching chair.
Category
20th Century Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Wicker
Pierre Paulin 8810 Flower Chair and Table Boro, Beligium, 1970s
By BORO Belgium, Pierre Paulin
Located in London, GB
early plastic furniture. The organic design of the 8810 Flower chair in 1972 was created from white ABS
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Rare Gae Aulenti Locus Solus Table Chair mfg
by Poltronova
By Gae Aulenti, Poltronova
Located in Hyattsville, MD
As seen in the Jean-Michel Basquiat nude photos. Panton style patterned original cushion included.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Steel
Set Reply Architect Drafting Table Friso Kramer / Wim Rietveld
Pyramid Chair
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
metal frame and we include a Galvanitas S21 compass pyramid Prouve style chair so the set is complete
Category
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Steel
Set Reply Architect Drafting Table Friso Kramer / Wim Rietveld
Result Chair
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
.
Old grey coated, compass, pyramid metal frame and we include a Reply compass pyramid chair that is
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1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Italian Writing Desk with Drawers and Chair, in Bamboo Cane
Wicker
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
A Splendid Italian Writing Desk made in Italy between the 1960s and the 1970s
The top and drawers
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Glass
Sublime Ralph Lauren Cannes French Bureau Plat Desk
Office Chair Part of Suite
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Bureau plat writing desk and matching chair
This desk is part of a suite
This pair are in sublime
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20th Century French French Provincial Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Classic Chiavari Italian Solid Brass Chair
By Chiavari
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Classic brass Chiavari side chair upholstered in white cream colored fabric. Great for a writing
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Brass Chairs by Chiavari Italy
By Chiavari
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Chiavari, Italy.
Perfect for a writing desk, boudoir chairs or vanity chairs.
Elongated back creates a
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Pendulum Rocking Chair by Peter Opsvik
By Peter Opsvik, Stokke Møbler
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A great piece to add to any chair collection or everyday use at your desk or writing table. Chair
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1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Beech
High Back Brass Chiavari Chair
By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Hanover, MA
anywhere accents, for a writing desk or as boudoir chairs.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass High Back Chiavari Chair
Located in Hanover, MA
Chiavari. Perfect for a ladies writing desk or as a boudoir chair.
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass High Back Chiavari Chair
By Fratelli Levaggi/Guiseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Hanover, MA
in Italy in the late 1950;s is perfect for a ladies writing desk or as a boudoir chair.
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1950s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Jaap Penraat Dutch Modernist Chair, 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
desk, coffee table, chair and bookcase. Very nice solid beech wooden chair with cane woven seat and
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Cane
20th Century Vintage Maple Childs School Desk
Chair Writing Table Childrens
Located in Dayton, OH
pullout writing surface.
Measures: desk 27" x 15.5" x 26.5" height; chair 27.5" x 12" x 12", seat 15".
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Maple
Vintage Coastal Style Pencil Reed Vanity / Writing Desk by Whitecraft Furniture
By Whitecraft
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage coastal style pencil reed and wicker vanity / writing desk with chair by Whitecraft
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Reed, Glass
Roland Rainer Armchair Stacking Chair, Bicolored Beech Wood, Austria, 1951
By Roland Rainer, Roland Rainer Emil
Alfred Pollack
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
set of 6 chairs in a separate listing.
This chair is also a great addition to a writing desk.
Several
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Eccentric Handcrafted Anthropomorphic Desk and Chair
Located in London, London
Eccentric, handcrafted anthropomorphic desk and chair.
We have attributed this fantastic piece
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1960s American Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Wood
Desk and Chair by Pierre Jeanneret
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in New York, NY
Teak, bamboo caning, fabric. Desk with 3 drawers and 1 open compartment. and matching chair. This
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1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Teak
$36,000 / set
Rare Green Leather Desk and Chair by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Width: 63.5" - Desk Depth: 28"
Chair Height: 33" - Chair Width: 20.5 - Chair Depth: 21.5"
Category
1950s French Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
Writing Desk and Chair by James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Writing Desk and Chair by James Mont. Classically inspired with gold on silver leaf camouflage
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1960s American Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Metal
Jacques Adnet Desk and Chairs from Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Encino, CA
Jacques ADNET (1900-1984)
France Circa 1955
Set containing 1 Desk + 1 Armchair + 4 visitor chairs
Category
1950s French Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Desk and Chairs from Karl Lagerfeld - Installment 4/4
Located in Encino, CA
Jacques ADNET (1900-1984)
France Circa 1955
Set containing 1 Desk + 1 Armchair + 4 visitor chairs
Category
1950s French Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Desk and Chairs from Karl Lagerfeld - Installment 2/4
Located in Encino, CA
Jacques ADNET (1900-1984)
France Circa 1955
Set containing 1 Desk + 1 Armchair + 4 visitor chairs
Category
1950s French Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Desk and Chairs from Karl Lagerfeld - Installment 3/4
Located in Encino, CA
Jacques ADNET (1900-1984)
France Circa 1955
Set containing 1 Desk + 1 Armchair + 4 visitor chairs
Category
1950s French Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Metal, Brass
Argentine Art Moderne Writing/Desk Chair in Mahogany
Located in Richmond, VA
Argentine art moderne writing/desk chair ca. 1940.
Crafted in solid mahogany. There are two of
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1940s Argentine Vintage Writing Desk Chair
CHIC ITALIAN WRITING DESK / VANITY AND CHAIR
Located in Miami, FL
Chic Italian writing desk/vanity and original chair expertly refinished in high gloss Hermes
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20th Century Italian Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Writing Desk of Walnut, with Matching Chair, 1964
Located in Budapest, HU
Writing desk of walnut, with matching chair, from the 1960s, this desk is in restored condition. It
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pallisandre Writing Desk with Chair by Andre Sornay
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Pallisandre Writing Desk with Chair by Andre Sornay, French 1960.
Desk: 55 1/4" w, 27 1/2
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1960s French Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Set of Italian Modern Steel Writing Desk with Matching Desk Chair
By Architectural Modern
Located in Pasadena, CA
Handmade Italian brushed still desk with a matching desk chair in excellent used condition.
The
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20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Metal
Writing Desk in Walnut with Original Chair by Abraham Patijn
By Abraham A. Patijn
Located in Castenray, NL
chair is reupholstered in cream-leather.
Both chair and desk are in a very good condition.
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Brass
1960
s Rattan Writing Desk and Chair by Parzinger for Willow
Reed
By Willow and Reed, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Hudson, NY
A very nice vintage 1960's rattan frame writing desk designed by Tommi Parzinger for Willow & Reed
Category
1960s American Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Rattan
1960s Italian writing table with chair
Located in London, GB
1960s Italian writing table with chair
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Writing Desk Chair
James Mont writing table and chair
Located in Newburgh, NY
Elegant limed oak writing table and matching chair by James Mont. The table has very clean and
Category
20th Century American Vintage Writing Desk Chair
Materials
Oak
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Vintage Writing Desk Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage writing desk chair for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every vintage writing desk chair was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect vintage writing desk chair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A vintage writing desk chair made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Paul McCobb, Planner Group and Pierre Jeanneret each produced at least one beautiful vintage writing desk chair that is worth considering.
How Much is a Vintage Writing Desk Chair?
A vintage writing desk chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $75,000.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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