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Custom Floating Lucite, Steel and White Lacquered Two Drawer Desk Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage custom made sensational floating desk with 2 drawers has a recessed glass top that
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Wood Mid-Century Modern Style Arezzo Desk with Floating Crystal Top
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
This desk was inspired by the Mid-Century Modern style. It is made from Koa wood and has four
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

U-Shape Burdick Desk for Herman Miller with Floating Table
By Herman Miller, Bruce Burdick
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage U-shaped desk designed by Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller. This enormous desk has three
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Onyx, Granite, Aluminum

Rare Large Aluminum & Glass Floating X-base Table by John Vesey
By John Vesey
Located in Hudson, NY
used as a dining table as well as a desk. See the last image of the table featured in the book
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Ico Parisi Attributed Sculptural Desk With Glass Top 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Architectural desk in walnut with sculptural legs with brass sabots and floating thick glass top
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass giant octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are different shades of blue, white, black and clear
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are different shades of blue, turquoise, white
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Art Glass Giant Octopus & Jelly Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopuses on
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Modernist Steel and Glass Desk, French Early-Mid 20th Century
By Le Corbusier
Located in London, GB
A sculptural statement desk in patinated black enamelled steel, with new floating frosted glass top
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Early 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
a glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, yellow, orange and clear. A
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
a glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, yellow, red and clear. A beautiful
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Gorgeous Large Murano Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some multicolored
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Carlo di Carli: Desk in Fruitwood, Brass, and Glass, Italy 1950s
By Carlo De Carli
Located in New York, NY
command of a dynamic vocabulary that's as visually arresting as it is practical: The desk's glass work
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Ebonized Contemporary Desk in Wood, Chrome, Glass Top, 21st-Century
Located in Miami, FL
contemporary ebonized wood and chrome desk with a white glass top. The desk has a floating feel and has one
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Large Midcentury Italian Executive Desk by Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
comfortable 1.5 cm thick floating glass top, underneath, there is another very thick piece of brown glass then
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Paul Evans Attributed Cityscape Chrome & Brass Patchwork Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual brass and chrome patchwork desk with floating glass top attributed to Paul Evans. Consists
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

20th Century Italian Mahogany Writing Table - Vintage Desk by Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
floating top is composed with its original black glass which is supported in the center by an arched frame
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

USM Haller Desk Designed by Fritz Haller and Paul Scharer, Switzerland
By Usm Haller
Located in Athens, Attiki
modern, significant design piece that can be used as a dining table or an executive desk. Minimal and
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Stainless Steel

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with black glass top and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency Campaign Black Lacquered Writing Desk by Sligh
By Sligh Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
good original vintage condition. The desk is finished on the back and could be used floating in a
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Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Milo Baughman Style Burl Wood and Macassar Ebony Executive Desk by Henredon
By Henredon, Milo Baughman
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco style executive writing desk In the manner of Milo
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Macassar, Burl

Rare Modernist Glass Table in the Manner of Danny Lane
By Danny Lane
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular, Modern sculptured glass table, from the last quarter of the 20th century, in the
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Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Mid-CenturyModern Desk in Hardwood by Jorge Zalszupin for L’atelier, c. 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Mid-Century Modern Desk in Hardwood by Jorge Zalszupin for L’Atelier in the
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Cenedese Murano Sommerso Glowing Uranium Green Art Glass Mushroom Paperweight
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Kissimmee, FL
high amount of Uranium / UV reactive glass (see photo). Would make a great display piece on any desk
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Vintage Spiral Zig Zag Glass Paperweight Purple And Red
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage 1980's glass spiral zig zag paperweight or glass object makes a great desk accessory
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Vintage 1980s Paperweights

Materials

Blown Glass

Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Butterfly Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. The first has concentric rows of wild
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine

Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Millefiori Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweights
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, all with original labels. Top
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine

French Country Tiger Oak Writing Desk by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Southampton, NJ
French Country style desk with custom glass top by Henredon USA, Circa 1960s. Featuring impressive
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20th Century French Provincial Desks

Materials

Brass

Two Dolphins in Sea Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
By Arte Nuova Murano
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing two blue dolphins in a
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Set of Swedish Ahus Glass Paperweights, Signed Studio Åhus 1992 HD-AZ
By Studio Ahus
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
interior and frosted glass surface. The larger piece is oval shaped with purple modern abstract floating
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Collection Four Jelly Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweights Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful set of four Murano hand blown aquarium design Italian art glass paper weights or statues
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Vintage 1980s Italian Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

German Ceramic Wall Clock by Garant
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic clock with a mechanic movement with floating anchor made my Garant (later Hugo Hättich) in
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

German Ceramic Wall Clock by Garant
German Ceramic Wall Clock by Garant
H 8.27 in W 10.63 in D 1.97 in
c.1925 French Mahogany Mystery Turtle Clock
Located in Greenlawn, NY
chapter ring showing 5 minute intervals. The tray is filled with water and the floating turtle indicates
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Early 20th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Wood

Sterling Silver Weighted Pedestal Compote
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to any cocktail table or bar... serving nuts to candies or for display of a floating flower. please
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Maison Jansen Huge Octagonal Brass Dining Table or Desk Smoked Glass Top, France
By Maison Jansen
Located in Miami, FL
Impressive octagonal brass dining table by Maison Jansen. Floating top with smoked Glass. Can be
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Wmf Red, Orange, White Black Glass and Chrome Sphere Table or Desk Lamp
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and artful Art Deco original vintage glass lamp is from the fine and noted German
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Stylish Mid-20th Century Made, Parisian Terrestrial Desk / Table Globe with Lamp
By J. Forest
Located in Lisse, NL
Quality made, metal and glass desk globe on a wooden base. If you are looking for stylish and
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Globes

Materials

Chrome

Large Two Jelly Fish Murano Glass Aquarium Cenedese Style, Italy 1980s
By Cenedese
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing large sculpture or paperweight in murano art glass in the style of Cenedese. It's showing
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Claste to Float from Grace Console in Bronze Glass with Temptation Marble
By Claste, Quinlan Osborne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The floating shelf of marble punctuates this Minimalist console with a touch of the unreal. Without
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Console Tables

Materials

Glass

Modernist Vanity Table in Lucite & Mirrored Glass
Located in New York, NY
example of modernist design. Constructed in Lucite and mirror glass, the piece exemplifies Mid-Century
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Lucite

Claste to Float from Grace Console in Ultra Clear Glass with Carrara Gioa White
By Claste, Quinlan Osborne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The floating shelf of marble punctuates this Minimalist console with a touch of the unreal. Without
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Console Tables

Materials

Glass

Red Kosta Boda Bowl by Anna Ehrner
By Anna Ehrner, Kosta Boda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
supplies at a work station, floating a bud or desk or simple decorative,
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20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Gilbert Rohde Art Deco Vanity Table and Stool by Herman Miller
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Miami, FL
Herman Miller, dating from the late 1930s to the early 1940s. The mid-century desk features a floating
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Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Glass

Max Sauze Modern Architectural Folding Metal Table, France, 1970s
By Max Sauze
Located in Almelo, NL
this elegant foldable chromed steel table with a floating glass top circa 1970 France. This table made
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Late 20th Century French Minimalist Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Paul McCobb for Bryce Wall Shelf in Wood and Metal, USA - 1950s
By Paul McCobb, Bryce Originals
Located in Berlin, DE
Paul McCobb for Bryce Wall Shelf in Wood and Metal, USA - 1950s. Wall-mounted floating console with
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

10 Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastlhom FK armchairs with a Matteo Grassi table
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius, Walter Knoll
Located in Highclere, Newbury
and that features a thick glass, floating table top. Matteo Grassi had a long history of producing
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

1960s Danish Modern Mahogany Bookshelf: Restored Mid-Century Wall Unit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-mounted unit includes two floating cabinets at the bottom, with an 18-inch deep wooden shelf that serves
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Aluminum

1960s Danish Modern Mahogany Bookshelf: Vintage Elegance Redefined
Located in Los Angeles, CA
lasting beauty. This wall-mounted marvel features two floating cabinets at the base and an 18-inch deep
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Vittorio Dassi dining chairs Italy 1950
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
desks, wall units, and seating. His designs often incorporated decorative elements such as glass inlays
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Teak

Vittorio Dassi dining chairs Italy 1950
Vittorio Dassi dining chairs Italy 1950
H 37.41 in W 17.72 in D 19.3 in
Georgous Big Dolphin and Fish Sea Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweight
By Arte Nuova Murano
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing some blue dolphins and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Red Enamel Floating Drawer Desk
By Codor Design
Located in Seattle, WA
This high-gloss red enamel desk is a sleek modern writing desk with brass inlay and drawer pulls
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Red Enamel Floating Drawer Desk
Red Enamel Floating Drawer Desk
H 31 in W 54 in D 26 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Desk with Floating Glass Top, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
A stunning, Italian Mid-Century Modern rosewood desk with floating black glass top. Front side has
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Mid-Century Sculptural Caviuna Desk With Floating Glass, by Giuseppi Scapinelli
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural Caviuna desk by Giuseppi Scapinelli with a floating glass top and three drawers. The
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Elegant 1950s Italian Walnut Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
detail, embellished by pulls, all below a floating glass top. The whole supported by black steel legs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Elegant 1950s Italian Walnut Desk
Elegant 1950s Italian Walnut Desk
H 31 in W 80.5 in D 28 in
3 Glass Panel Floating Entry Console
Located in Bronx, NY
Doorway entrance console sofa table fully refinished with triptych smoked bronze glass panels
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

3 Glass Panel Floating Entry Console
3 Glass Panel Floating Entry Console
H 25.5 in W 59.25 in D 19.25 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Pedestals
Located in Bronx, NY
Set of 2 salmon or peach color pedestals for display or use as dining table or an office desk
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Granite

Italian Midcentury Floating Glass Executive Desk by Vittorio Dassi
By Mobilificio Dassi
Located in Westport, CT
in the 1950s for professionals. The thick floating glass top rests on the desk legs while a thin
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Contemporary Modern Saporiti Italian Floating Trapeze Glass Steel and Wood Desk
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Saporiti Italian contemporary floating trapeze glass lacquered wood and steel desk. A timeless
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Floating Pedestal Desk
Located in Stratford, CT
Three-drawer pedestal desk with glass top in aluminum and glass
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Vintage 1960s American Desks

Floating Pedestal Desk
Floating Pedestal Desk
H 28 in W 47 in D 31.5 in
Danish Mid-Century Modern Floating Glass Top Homework Desk by Niels Bendtsen
By Niels Bendtsen
Located in Houston, TX
glass top floating on a chrome steel frame. There are two drawers on the right and a hanging file system
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Steel

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Glass Floating Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal glass floating desk for your home. Frequently made of glass, wood and metal, every glass floating desk was constructed with great care. There are 97 variations of the antique or vintage glass floating desk you’re looking for, while we also have 31 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect glass floating desk — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A glass floating desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Vittorio Dassi, Fratelli Toso and Poul Cadovius each produced at least one beautiful glass floating desk that is worth considering.

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The average selling price for a glass floating desk at 1stDibs is $3,067, while they’re typically $120 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.
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