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Period: 20th Century
1940s desk in wood and lacquered steel tubes with an added glass slab
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French desk from the 1940s. Green-lacquered tubular steel frame (original paint), solid wood and veneer drawer unit, and thick glass slab added later from the same period. Very good ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Brazilian Mid Century Modern Desk with Armchair, Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern desk with Chair designed by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor in the 50s is nothing less than spectacular! The desk is made with Brazilian rosewo...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Jacques Adnet, Leather-topped Mahogany Desk with Bronze Details, France, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Palais des Consuls de Rouen. Bibliography: For an illustration of these pieces, see: Rouen, le Palais des Consuls. Presentation booklet. 26. For an illustration of these...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Faux Crocodile Leather Desk Bronze Glass Inset
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning faux crocodile clad desk with a bronze glass inset. The leather is beautifully hand sewn on the desk and features striking graining. The clearance of the desk is 27.5 inch...
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American 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Glass

Antique Japanese Art Nouveau Dragon Carved Four Drawer Partners Desk and Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Japanese Art Nouveau Dragon Carved Four Drawer Partners Desk and Chair. Listing includes (1) partner's desk with working drawers on both sides, (1) heavily carved arm chair w...
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Unknown Art Nouveau 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Tony Selmersheim French Art Nouveau Oak and Brass Architect s Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau mahogany architect's desk featuring an upper section of three small drawers with shaped brass pulls on either side of an open compartment, above a rectangular tabl...
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French Art Nouveau 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

1960 s Raymond Loewy DF 2000 Sliding Top Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960's Raymond Loewy DF 2000 sliding desk top with drawers for Doubinsky Freres. In good vintage condition.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

French Art Deco Mahogany and Parchment Dressing Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco mahogany and parchment veneered "D" shaped dressing table desk with a glass top over sides of an open shelf and 4 drawers.
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French Art Deco 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Mahogany, Parchment Paper

Teak Desk
Located in London, GB
This mid-century teak desk exemplifies classic Scandinavian design, offering a harmonious blend of elegance, functionality, and craftsmanship. Its clean lines and refined proportions...
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Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Teak Desk
Teak Desk
$3,235
Small Wooden Italian Writing Desk with Brass Details
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-century modern writing desk of walnut wood with a rich, dark finish. Made in Italy, circa 1960s. The desk has been partially restored and has a rectangular tabletop made of a dif...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Sculptural Cast Iron Pedestal and Glass Industrial Dining / Work Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural cast iron pedestal base and glass Industrial dining / work table. Beautiful patina on the base. Heavy custom made glass top with cable opening in the middle. Impress...
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North American Industrial Antique 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Mid-Century Modern Peter Hvidt Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Danish Secretary Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful secretary desk designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbler. It has the label in the back. This secretary desk is made in Denm...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

A Very Fine Edwardian Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Edwardian mahogany leather top nine drawer kidney shaped desk, of stunning quality, finely carved, line inlaid and crossbanded throughout. The moulded desk top is fitted...
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English Edwardian 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Primitive Antique Varnished Chestnut Lift Top Child Desk Secretary w/Bench NICE!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Primitive Antique Varnished Chestnut Lift Top Child Desk Secretary w/Bench NICE!
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American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Chestnut

Tove Edvard Kindt-Larsen Desk by Thorald Madsens Snedkeri in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare freestanding desk designed by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen. Produced by cabinetmaker Thorald Madsens snedkeri in Denmark.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Industrial Metal and Wood Desk with Drawers, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian industrial metal and wood desk with drawers, 1970s Wooden desk with metal frame, with satin finish, top with 45 degree cut corners and s...
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Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s
Located in Catania, IT
Vintage desk in the Louis XV style with decorations and inlays lacquered wood and gilt bronzes, with 3 capacious drawers. In good condition, writing surface to be re-done.
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Louis XV Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s
Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s
$2,115 Sale Price
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1970 s "Boomerang" Desk in Walnut, Chrome Plated Steel and Glass - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
"Boomerang" desk, large top in varnished walnut covered with a thick glass. Two chrome plated steel columns. Italy c. 1970 Measure: Width top: 77 cm.
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Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Jean Pascaud, Ebonized Lacquered Coffee Table, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Low, black table with glass top and gently tapering legs characteristic of the French Deco master.
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian Vintage Office or Desk Swivel Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage swivel chair not adjustable in height with star-shaped base. Ideal in the office to receive your clients! Original leather covering in good aesthetic condition, iron structur...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Exceptional John Vesey Stainless Steel and Bronze Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reminiscent of neoclassical French Louis XVI style with fluted columns-as-legs, bronze acanthus feet and corners embossed with gilt swag, this extraordinary and rare writing table is...
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American Neoclassical 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

Italian Carved Hoof Feet Light Blond Burl Wood One Drawer Desk Gallery Inlaid
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Biedermeier Style Carved Hoof Feet Light Blond Burl Wood One Drawer Desk Gallery Pencil Inlaid MINT!
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Burl

Rare Jay Spectre "Perceptive" Drop Front Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Primavera and brushed stainless steel drop front secretary has four drawers with brushed steel Art Deco inspired pulls, plus additional shelf storage. Origami angularity turns this e...
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American 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Italian design executive desk by Pierangelo Gallotti for Gallotti Radice
Located in Breda, NB
Italian design executive desk / safety glass desk designed by Pierangelo Gallotti for Gallotti & Radice. Originally designed by Pierangelo Gallotti at Gallotti & Radici in 1971. Gal...
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Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Vintage French Satin Wood Desk / Console Table
Located in London, GB
A smart and very stylish vintage French satin wood desk / console table, dating from the 1950’s. This is beautifully designed and it is of wonderful quality. It is a great size to b...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis Style Inlaid Wood Bronze Brass Serpentine Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated early 20th Century with this exquisite inlaid Louis desk with bronze and brass hardware. The ultra rare desk exudes an air of l...
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French Louis XV 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

A Fine French 1940s Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Neoclassical cherry writing table in the style of Louis XVI with one drawer, bronze pull and sabots, and a leather top.
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French Louis XVI Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Beautiful Angelo Mangiarotti Teak Desk, 1952
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful, unique desk, and sculptural desk designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. Angelo Mangiarotti (* February 26, 1921 in Milan; † June 30, 2012) was an Italian industrial designer and...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Stunning desk table in Brazilian Rosewood by Jean Gillon for Italma Woodart.
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
This stunning and rare vintage desk, designed by Jean Gillon and manufactured by Italma Woodart in Brazil in 1965, exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship that define mid-century ...
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Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Drexel Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful walnut Drexel desk with matte black metal handles. Great piece for any office or bedroom. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - wit...
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North American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Dyrlund Desk Model Space With Side Table And Drawer Module
Located in Vienna, AT
Dyrlund. Desk, model 'Space' with side table and drawer module in lacquered wood, handle and legs in steel. Desk D. 95 cm, L. 200 cm, H. 73 cm, side table H. 61 cm, W. 120 cm, D. 40 ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Danish Mid Century Modern L Shape Bench Chairs Dining Table Kitchen Dinette Set
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern L Shape Bench Chairs Dining Table Kitchen Dinette Set . Table is in MINT condition. Price includes new upholstery work of th...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Franco Albini Mahogany mid-centry Italian Table Model TL-22 produced by Poggi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Franco Albini & Franca Helg. Dining table model no. TL22. Manufactured by Poggi, Italy, 1958. Mahogany. Measurements: 180.3 cm x 104.1 cm x 73 H cm. 70.98 in x 40.98 in x 28.74 in. Literature: Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Milan, 1985, p. 123. Franco Albini, was born in 1905 and died in 1977. He spent his childhood and part of his youth in Robbiate in Brianza, where he was born. Albini, as an adolescent moved with his family to Milan. Here he enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture of the Polytechnic and graduated in 1929. He started his professional activity in the studio of Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia, with whom he collaborated for three years. At the 1929 International Exhibition in Barcelona (where Gio Ponti curated the Italian pavilion and Mies van der Rohe realized that of Germany) and in Paris where, as Franca Helg recounted, he had the opportunity to visit the studio by Le Corbusier. In those three years, the works he carried out are admittedly of the twentieth century imprint. It is the meeting with Edoardo Persico that marked a clear turning point towards rationalism and the approach to the group of editors of "Casabella". The partly ironic and partly very harsh comments of the Neapolitan critic to a series of drawings, made by Albini for the design of some office furniture, caused him a great disturbance. “I spent days of real anguish - Albini recalls - I had to answer all the questions. I also had a fever, a large and long fever. " The meted provoked Albini to openen a professional studio in via Panizza with Renato Camus and Giancarlo Palanti. The group of architects began to deal with public housing by participating in the competition for the Baracca district in San Siro in 1932 and then building the IFACP neighborhoods: Fabio Filzi (1936/38), Gabriele D'Annunzio and Ettore Ponti (1939). During this period, Albini also worked on his first villa (Pestarini), which Giuseppe Pagano, architect and critic of the time, presented as follows: “This coherence, which the superficial rhetoric of fashionable jugglers calls intransigence, and which is instead the basis of understood between the fantasy of art and the reality of the craft, in Franco Albini, it is so rooted that it transforms theory into a moral attitude ". But it is above all in the context of the exhibitions that the Milanese master experienced his compromise between that "rigor and poetic fantasy" of which Pagano speaks, coining the elements that became a recurring theme in his . The opening in 1933 of the new Triennale headquarters in Milan, in the Palazzo dell'Arte, was an important opportunity to express the strong innovative character of rationalist thinking, a gym in which to freely experiment with new materials and new solutions, but above all a "method". "Cultivated as a communication laboratory, the art of setting up was for the rationalists of the first generation what the perspective had been for the architects of humanism: the field open to a hypothesis of space that needed profound reflections before landing the concreteness of the construction site ". Together with Giancarlo Palanti, Albini on the occasion of the V Triennale di Milano set up the steel structure house (with R. Camus, G. Mazzoleni, G. Minoletti and with the coordination of G. Pagano), for which he also designed the 'furniture. At the following Triennale of 1936, Persico dided, together with a group of young designers gathered by Pagano in the previous edition of 1933, Franco Albini took care of the preparations of the home exhibition. The setting up of Stanza per un uomo, at that same Triennale, allows us to understand the acute and ironic approach of Albini, as a man and as a designer: "Celebrating the beauty of mechanics was the imperative to which, for example, the surprising displays by Franco Albini who managed, in the subtle way of a refined and rarefied style, to sublimate their practical content in the metaphysics of daring still lifes: flying objects which marked in the void refined frames and metal intricacies the nodes of a fantastic cartography where industry finally became art free from purpose ". That same year Albini and Romano designed the exhibition of the Ancient Italian Goldsmithery: vertical uprights, simple linear rods, designed the space. A theme, of the "flagpole", seemed to be the center of the evolution of production and the creative process. The concept is reworked over time, with the technique of decomposition and recomposition typical of Albinian design: in the preparation of the Scipione Exhibition and contemporary drawings (1941) the tapered flagpoles, on which the paintings and display cases were hung, are supported by a grid of steel cables; in the Vanzetti stand (1942) they take the V-shape; in the Olivetti shop in Paris (1956) the polished mahogany uprights support the shelves for the display of typewriters and calculators. The flagpole is found, however, also in other areas. In the apartments he designed, it is used as a pivot on which the paintings can be suspended and rotated to allow different points of view, but at the same time as an element capable of dividing the spaces. The Veliero bookcase...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Action Desk by George Nelson Robert Propst for Herman Miller
Located in Madrid, ES
Action Office desk, model 64 902, designed by George Nelson & Robert Propst for Herman Miller from the 1960s. Base made of chrome-plated aluminum with white plastic protectors. Locka...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Art Deco Secretaire by Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deci secretaire desk was designed by Jacques Adnet, made of Tamo Ash Wood. The style of this secretaire features sleek lines, geometric shapes and a comb...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Ash

Freestanding Midcentury Desk in Teak, Made in Denmark, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Freestanding desk in teak, designed and made in Denmark. Great original condition.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Guillerme et Chambron Desk and Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Designer handcrafted oak desk and chair. Chair adjusts to two positions. Desk knobs are wood with ceramic. All legs end on ceramic balls. Chair is 25 W x...
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French Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

Louis Style Wood Bronze Brass Leather Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated early 20th Century with this exquisite inlaid Louis desk with bronze and brass hardware. The ultra rare desk exudes an air of l...
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Spanish Louis XV Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Dining Table in the manner of Jean Pascaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dining or writing table, with a mahogany parqueted top and 2 original end leaves (in stained raw wood).    
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

1950s English Mahogany Writing Desk with Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
English 1950s mahogany writing table with drawers and legs with bronze lions claws. Dimensions open table: 74 x 165 x 66cm.
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English 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Architectural Desk in Iron and Wood, by Unilabor, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Unilabor was an important Brazilian furniture manufacturer during the mid-20th century, particularly known for its modernist designs and social business model. Founded in São Paulo b...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Steel

Small art deco desk
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Small art deco desk. Professionally stained and repolished.
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Czech Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

Pair of Raw Live Edge Wood Hourglass Dining Table Pedestals
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Completely unique and one of a kind twist to your traditional live edge table. These hourglass shaped pedestals are solid wood and could easily support a huge piece of glass. They wo...
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Minimalist 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Desk Produced in Germany
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare desk by unknown designer. Produced in Germany.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Writing Desk in Polyurethane
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, 'Directors' writing desk, polyurethane, Germany, 1970/71 Ernest Hofmann, also known by his artist name 'Igl', recently gained an international audienc...
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German Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Plastic

Fine French Macassar Desk c.1930
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French desk in macassar wood, with three central drawers and with chrome edging and handles.
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar

Post-War Design Glass Table Desk with Bronze Saw Horses
Located in Queens, NY
Post-War Design Giacometti style table desk with a Pair of verdigris patina bronze "A" frame sawhorse bases under a rectangular glass top.
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American Post-Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Mid-Century Italian Desk in Wood and Laminate
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful mid-century wooden desk designed and produced by a fine Italian manufacturer in the 1950s. The desk is typically 1950s with its hard, geo...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Wood

Fine French Art Deco Cherry Desk with Bronze Details
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco two drawers cherry desk with bronze details.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Max Sauze Foldable Smoke Glass Dining Table
Located in Dronten, NL
This elegant foldable chromed steel table with a floating smoked glass top was designed by Max Sauze, circa 1970, France. Max Sauze is a renowned French designer and artist celebra...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Small Desk 1950s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with under-top, stained beech wood and formica-covered wood top.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Beech

Architect s work, Lacquered system table, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Architect work System table Unique piece, special order, Circa 1970 White and orange lacquered wood Height 77 x Width 100 x Length 81 (162 cm open) Condition report: good origina...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Arquitectonica 1984 Madonna Table Desk Memphis Milano Postmodern Miami Sottsass
Located in Munster, NRW
Madonna table by Arquitectonica Miami for Memphis Milano, 1984. Iconic an extremely rare postmodern piece and one of the only Memphis Group productions whose design was commissione...
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Italian Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Deco Desk with Glass Knobs
Located in IT
Large French Deco desk of excellent quality made of walnut feather in the upper part. The desk has 20 drawers with glass handles. The locks and keys are original from the Deco period...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood, Walnut

Mid Century Teak Desk with Formica Top
Located in Leicester, GB
A fabulous Mid Century modern sideboard / desk with drawers unit in Teak. This sideboard has five drawers, four large ones and two small ones on top. Elegant metal handles. The desk ...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Teak

Large Jens Risom Desk
Located in New York, NY
Large vintage Jens Risom solid walnut desk. Has a single pull-out drawer. Desk has a glass top. Great for an office or home.  
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Vintage Scandinavian desk with adjustable drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
1950s teak desk with turned legs and sliding drawer block that can be positioned left or right. Scandinavian 1950s desk made of teak with flamed grain. The legs are turned and slend...
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Guillerme Chambron Corner Desk in Dark Oak and Black Stone
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, corner writing desk, oak, stone, France, 1960s A design by Guillerme et Chambron, featuring a corner desk crafted primarily from dark stained...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone

Franlk Lloyd Wright Desk
Located in Winterswijk, NL
The Meyer May Desk, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in collaboration with George Niedecken for the Meyer May House in 1908, was reissued by Cassina in 1996 as part of the "Cassina I M...
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Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

1970s Spanish Wood Brutalist Style Console Table Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This exuberant console table or desk originates from Spain and shows the highly decorative characteristics of the 17th century Spanish baroque style. As is typical for baroque furnit...
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Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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