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Maurice Villency Desks and Writing Tables

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Known to collectors for his strict adherence to quality with respect to the furniture he manufactured or imported for sale, designer and entrepreneur Maurice Villency brought the highest standards of excellence into his stores. He created and built his own furniture in a loft studio in Manhattan and eventually opened a handful of retail outlets in the New York metro area that offered sleek and stylish furnishings from all over the world. 

Villency is among the small business owners that helped introduce the Scandinavian modern style to the United States during the postwar era, when tastemakers really sold Americans on the earthier, homier aspects of Scandinavian design.

Villency also imported pieces from French, Italian and Belgian designers and proudly promoted their fine wares in the showrooms of his four stores. Additional Villency family-owned stores were eventually established and traded under the name Preferred Seating. 

Villency was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father was a cabinetmaker, and when he was 15, his family moved to the U.S. and settled in New York State. At 19, Villency moved to New York City and began working for the Pullman Couch Company. 

Villency showed great skill in his work, quickly becoming the plant manager — and later head designer – for the furniture company. In the early 1930s, Pullman moved their entire operations to Chicago, and Villency chose to stay behind. Determined to follow his own path, Villency opened a workshop on 8th Street in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood and found increasing success.

Like the Danish cabinetmakers he so admired, Villency designed chairs and other pieces and worked with fine woods such as teak, a sought-after material among mid-century modern designers. Early on, he made an impression with a sectional sofa he designed, and he would later tout the versatile appeal of sectional sofas and other modular furniture in full-page print ads for his retail locations. On a good day, a prospective buyer could stroll into Maurice Villency and find designs by French brand Roche Bobois, Danish manufacturer Farsø Stolefabrik, American modernist Milo Baughman and more. 

Maurice’s company eventually came to be called Villency Design Group and today, his grandson Eric Villency — who works in product design, interiors and more — is CEO. 

On 1stDibs, find vintage Maurice Villency tables, storage pieces and seating.

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Creator: Maurice Villency
Vintage Maurice Villency Mid-Century Teak Desk
By Maurice Villency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Terrific Maurice Villency mid-century teak desk. Large work surface and 5 drawers for ample storage and organization. Sculpted drawer pulls and legs ad...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Maurice Villency Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Vintage Maurice Villency Mid-Century Teak Desk
Vintage Maurice Villency Mid-Century Teak Desk

Vintage Maurice Villency Mid-Century Teak Desk

$2,100 Sale Price
30% Off
Maurice Villency Danish Teak Drop Down Desk
By Maurice Villency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Discover the perfect fusion of Scandinavian design and modern utility with this Maurice Villency Danish Teak Drop-Down Desk. A refined example of mid-century craftsmanship, this piec...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Maurice Villency Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Maurice Villency Danish Teak Drop Down Desk
Maurice Villency Danish Teak Drop Down Desk

Maurice Villency Danish Teak Drop Down Desk

$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Teak Desk by Maurice Villency
By Maurice Villency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern Danish style teak desk with finished back. Featuring five drawers with sculpted teak handles, long tapered legs, and rich teak grain throughout. Please confirm loc...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Maurice Villency Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Mid-Century Teak Desk by Maurice Villency
Mid-Century Teak Desk by Maurice Villency

Mid-Century Teak Desk by Maurice Villency

$2,300
Maurice Villency Extending Teak Desk
By Maurice Villency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern teak desk by Maurice Villency. Features movable drawers and a 19" extension leaf. Comes with Danish desk chair. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Maurice Villency Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Maurice Villency Extending Teak Desk
Maurice Villency Extending Teak Desk

Maurice Villency Extending Teak Desk

$1,800 / set
Farsø Stolefabrik Desk for Maurice Villency
By Farso Stolefabrik, Maurice Villency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning rosewood desk made by Farsø Stolefabrik For Maurice Villency. Deep wood grain throughout with accenting metal pulls, and finished back. Ple...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Maurice Villency Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Farsø Stolefabrik Desk for Maurice Villency
Farsø Stolefabrik Desk for Maurice Villency

Farsø Stolefabrik Desk for Maurice Villency

$2,200 Sale Price
26% Off
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Maurice Villency desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Maurice Villency desks and writing tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Maurice Villency desks and writing tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider desks and writing tables by Wim Rietveld, Lane Furniture, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Prices for Maurice Villency desks and writing tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,800 and can go as high as $3,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,100.

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