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Creator: Howell
Art Deco / Machine Age Secretary , Desk designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann / Howell
By Howell, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare Art Deco machine age Modernist #459 Secretary / desk sedigned by Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell c.1934. ck photos from original Howell catalog. Chromed steel lipstick hand-pulls. Center drawer, top right and left drawere with sliding panels, lowere left file.. lower right storage. Possibly debuted at the 1933 Worlds Fair...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Howell Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

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Howell desks and writing tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original desks and writing tables by Howell were created in the Art Deco style in united states during the 1930s. Prices for Howell desks and writing tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $4,900 and can go as high as $4,900, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,900.

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