Bakelite Desks

This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco bureau of smaller proportions, a really superb piece of furniture. book paged veneers in a lovely light toned figured walnut with three generous sized drawers to the base and a pull down top which reveals a desk area with slots for envelopes and a little drawer for pens. The resting area...

French Art Deco desk circa 1930s with unique shape. With Bakelite and metal details and its original beveled glass on top supported for 3 barrel legs in the purest Art Deco way.

Desk with two drawers. Wear marks on the shelf and one drawer (see photo).

An exceptional Art Deco English walnut desk of very generous proportions and dating to the 1930s. A high level of craftsmanship and materials used is evident throughout. Fabulous sha...

Crafted with inordinate attention to detail, this exquisite desk captures the very essence of the Art Deco movement with its rich exploration of contrasting materials. The use of wha...

An industrial aluminum vanity, or dressing table, designed by P. B. Cow & Co. Ltd., and manufactured by Hunting Aviation Limited, England, circa 1940s, clad with a finely textured al...

This is a great business! Every now and then something totally unique comes my way. Not always as it is presented. I am so excited to have completed this desk. It has been a project we've been working on now for well over 7 months. This desk was sold to me in January. It made its way to me from Seattle. This is the story I was told. This desk owned by the one of the most famous Hollywood producers from the 1930's Harry Cohn, part owner of Columbia pictures. The person I purchased it from had been given a photo but at last could not find the original photo showing Mr. Cohn at this desk. He did not want to do the research and figured I'd be a better custodian for a desk like this. If you check out all the photos enclosed, you can see the original desk I bought. It was an oval shaped racetrack executive desk! I liked the shape so I bought even without any really proof. (click on this link to see photos of the restoration) http://www.artdecocollection.com/restoration.1543.htm

The desk arrived and to my dismay, the sides, which I thought were wood, had been added at a later date. They were metal with a covering made to look like wood. We took the side panels off and found a treasure hiding behind them, something I could not have imagined.

The desk you see here has been restored, repaired, enhanced and designed to correspond with the design we believe was originally intended from its inception in 1930 (the date is also inscribed in one of the drawers: 2-18-30, additionally there are names: Mad-5, 19105-F.N.P. and Sunset). Maybe some Hollywood historian might be able to shed some light as to what these names, and numbers truly mean (stock numbers/movie sets)? Looking through the book "Screen Deco...

A Machine Age Art Deco desk and chair designed by Gilbert Rohde and made by the Troy Sunshade Company. Aluminum frame supporting a wooden case with Bakelite top and leather writing ...