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Kidney Shaped Vanity with Back Painted Green Glass, Italy 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
at and near the edges of the wood frame. The glass top is in good condition with small marks
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Scrivania Anni 50-60, marrone in legno, ottone e vetro
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Scrivania vintage di manifattura italiana in legno con vetro sovrapiano, due cassetti e piedini in ottone. Legno esotico.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Scrivania Anni 60
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Scrivania con cassetti laterali e uno centrale sotto piano. Legno impiallacciato legno esotico, ottone, piano originale in vetro retro trattato. Buone condizioni.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,434
Napoleon III Burl Olive Wood Kidney Shaped Writing / Poudre Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Continental Louis XV style burl olive wood kidney shaped writing / poudre table, late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Olive
Mahogany French Directoire Style Desk Stamped Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A French Directoire style writing desk, circa 1930s, the glass top over a dark green leather top
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Desks
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Writing Table or Vanity in Rosewood with Green Glass Top
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern writing table in rosewood with a green glass top having two drawers and a knee
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table Desk by Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XVI style mahogany writing table / desk, circa 1940s, the removable glass top over an
Category
Vintage 1940s French Desks
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Black Lacquer and Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Table / Center Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Napoleon III black lacquer and gilt bronze mounted writing / center table with a glass top, late
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Bureaplat Stamped Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A grand white distress-painted desk with gilt-glass top, as well decorated on the drawers, sides
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Early Enzo Mari "Frate" Table for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Milan, IT
Early Enzo Mari "Frate" table/desk for Driade
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Unique Bauhaus Electrified Green Reading Table, Original Good Condition, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
, lacquered wood, glass
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czech (Czechoslovakia)
Dimensions:
Total height 97 cm
Category
20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Rare Bank Counter, France circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Rare Bank Counter
France, circa 1890
Measures:
77.75L x 23.25”d x 63”h
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Art Deco
wooden desk with elephant tusk legs
Located in Torino, IT
Important Art Deco Desk
Elegant wooden desk with glass top, two side drawers and wonderful elephant tusk legs with marble base.
The Art Deco style was delineated in the 1920s and s...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century French Telephone Table
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century Modern period telephone table on a chrome pedestal base. Ebonized wood lacquered
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Dressing Table, Italy
Located in Greding, DE
Low desk or dressing table on tapered legs with brass sabots. Beneath the glass tabletop with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Post Viennese Table
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Post Viennese table.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,500
Victorian Renaissance Herter Style Library Table
By Herter Brothers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Victorian Renaissance Herter style library table. Inlaid with glass top.
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Cabinets, Meubles OSCAR, France 1955
By Didier Rozaffy
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
doors, a drop-down bar, and interchangeable black and white glass doors.
Manufacturer : Meubles Oscar
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
$3,200 / set
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. The geometric paned glass top houses three adjustable shelves. The drop front desk hinges open to
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Lady
s Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
storage compartment. Three inkwells made of brass and glass fit perfectly beside the writing surface. Two
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1940
s Mirrored Vanity
Located in New York, NY
1940's Mirrored Vanity
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood
$2,800
Italian Mid-Century Solid Wood Wall Bookcase with Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century solid wood wall bookcase with writing desk, 1950s
Solid wood bookcase with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique French Painted Secretary Desk Display Cabinet
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite antique French hand-painted 2 part drop front secretary desk display cabinet. Features
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Self-Standing Corner Bookcase with Desk by Borsani, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Amazing Italian corner Bookcase with Desk, produced in the 1950s and very well designed, probably
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Console/Desk by Saporiti Italia
By Saporiti
Located in Wilton, CT
Striking asymmetrical design by Italy's premier furniture manufacturer Saporiti Italia. The black lacquer cubed end is balanced against a pair of matched chrome support legs. Base co...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Mid-Century Italian Table with Green Glass by Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Austin, TX
Vittorio Dassi (Milan, 1893-1973). Dramatically tapered angular wood legs and extraordinary glass. Lovely
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Architectural Glass Desk
By Xavier Marbeau
Located in Dronten, NL
Stainless steel, Japanese gloss lacquered wood and glass desk, Xavier Marbeau designed similar
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$4,950
Mid-Century Wood and Glass Top Desk, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century wood and glass top desk - Italy, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Tosi, Glass Wood Leather and Bronze, Italy, 1968
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern desk by Tosi, glass wood leather and bronze, Italy, 1968.
Category
Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
Mastercraft Burled Wood, Brass and Leather Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in Winnetka, IL
A Mastercraft burled wood and brass desk with a black leather top. Campaign style hardware with two
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Franco Albini Desk for Knoll, Polychromed Steel, Painted Wood and Glass, 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Desk designed by Franco Albini in 1949 for Knoll, glass, wood and chromed steel, Italy,
This design
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
I. Parisi Geometric Midcentury Small Wood and Thick Glass Desk Table Italy 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Palermo, IT
Beautiful small desk in light wood and rectangular top in thick glass with three drawers on the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Italian Midcentury Modern Design Wood Glass Brass Desk 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design desk with wooden frame and brass details, interlocking glass top
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Wood, Glass and Brass Writing Desk
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Melchiorre Bega, Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and important Italian 1930s writing desk, bureau of huge dimensions with elegant and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Brass and Wood Writing Desk or Dining Table with Glass Top, C 1955
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian brass and wood writing desk or dining table with glass top, C 1955.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ico and Luisa Parisi Mahogany wood and Laminate Glass Italian desk. 1959
By Cassina, Ico Parisi, Luisa Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Ico and Luisa Parisi vanity desk from Hotel Lorena, Grosseto
manufacured by Ditta Bernini
Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Mahogany, Mirror
Mid-Century Giò Ponti Very Elegant Wood and Green Glass Desk Table, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, IT
Beautiful wooden desk, with shaped top in moss green glass, two groups of three drawers on the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Kidney-shaped Writing Desk in blond Wood, Brass and Glass, Italy, 1950
s
Located in Uithoorn, NL
in combination with the glass tabletop provides a fresh and vibrant feel to this graceful desk
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1970 Franco Albini Brass and Ebonized Wood Desk for Knoll
By Franco Albini
Located in Miami, FL
A rare Mid-Century Modern brass and smoked glass desk by the Italian designer Franco Albini for
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Wood Glass Top Writing Desk Table
By Ico
Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burl wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Glass Top Desk Writing Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
completed by the black glass top and is ideal in any room as a small stand alone corner desk, being finished
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Desk by Italian Designer Vittorio Dassi in Wood and Glass, E447
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large desk from the 1950s by Italian designer Vittorio Dassi. Solid and veneered wood structure
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
By Ico
Luisa Parisi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with black glass top and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Bamboo, Rattan and Glass Italian Rectangular Desk with Drawers, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Unique midcentury rectangular bamboo and rattan wicker desk with crystal glass top and three
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Glass
Elegant vintage Italian desk with green glass
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
detail.
Crafted from the warm embrace of walnut wood, this desk embodies the quintessential beauty of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1940s, Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
By Ico
Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burl wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Bamboo, Rattan Wicker and Glass Italian Desk with Drawers, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
a protective glass over the wicker. The desk is completed by two lovely drawers with lucite and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Reception Desk Larch Glass Vinyl Italy Early
900
Located in Milano, IT
Reception desk, larch wood, decorated glass on the front and on one side, vinyl material on the top
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Italian Desk with Glass, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century Italian desk with glass - 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Antique Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian antique desk or writing table with stylish carved legs veneer wood with two
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern glass desk by Tosi, Italy 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian desk by Tosi, distinguished by its two glass panels adorned with elegant brass accents. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Washed Wicker Reed Rattan Desk, Fitted Inset Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Washed Wicker Reed Desk with Fitted Inset Glass Top
Offered for sale is a vintage wicker
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Reed, Glass, Wood
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Slat Carved Wood Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful front carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Glass Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in wood with elegant carved frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Walnut Sliding Glass Top Secretary Tall Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and classic Mid-Century Modern Italian walnut wood desk console, writing table
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Glass Waterfall Writing Desk Table
By Ico
Luisa Parisi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in wood with elegant carved frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Opaline Glass Writing Desk Table
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in veneer burl wood and precious
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood
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Wood and Glass Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of wood and glass desks available for sale. Frequently made of wood, glass and metal, all wood and glass desks available were constructed with great care. We have 171 antique and vintage wood and glass desks in-stock, while there are 14 modern editions to choose from as well. Wood and glass desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of wood and glass desks to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco wood and glass desks are of considerable interest. If space is limited, there are small wood and glass desks measuring 15.36 inches across. Many wood and glass desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Franco Albini, Gio Ponti and Vittorio Dassi produced popular wood and glass desks that are worth a look.
How Much are Wood and Glass Desks?
Wood and glass desks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,967, while the lowest priced sells for $650 and the highest can go for as much as $103,650.
Finding the Right Desks And 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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