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Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Art Deco Desk by Sanyas and Popot Paris 1930
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ART DECO DESK A stunning French Art Deco desk produced in Paris in 1930 by Sanyas et Popot ,this example has been crafted from oak and rosewood designed with a curved top section. It...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Art Deco dressing table with chair, Germany, circa 1940s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco dressing table with chair. Elegant dressing table with a chair in the Art Deco style. The furniture has been professionally renovated and is in very good condition. The dres...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Melting Vanity Table in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The melting vanity table's simple but elegant design, makes for an adaptable elegant piece of furniture. The cream shagreen inlaid surface is fram...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Spectacular Wood Desk, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional and spectacular French Art Deco wood desk. Two drawers in facade, circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Amsterdam School Cubist Desk by Anton Hamaker for 't Woonhuys, 1930s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This desk is most probably designed by the Dutch architect and furniture designer Anton Hamaker. He has more than four hundred buildings to his name and in addition to being an archi...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Jacques Adnet, Mahogany Semicircular Desk, France, circa 1936
Located in New York, NY
A grand mid-1930s desk as marvelous for its utility as its striking beauty. Not only do the elegant U-shape and large, receding supports complement the desk's rich mahogany finish, t...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Modern Castelo Console Table, Calacatta Marble, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Castelo Console Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collecti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Brass, Steel

Art Deco desk - France 1930
Located in Girona, ES
Art Deco drawer unit desk, four drawers, wood with oak veneer, resting on an aluminium-covered base. Aluminium handles. Satiny varnish finishing. France circa 1930
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Burl Maple and Rosewood Art Deco Waterfall Executive Desk
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Everyone here on team FMV adores this desk. We don't know much (if anything) about the origin, maker or designer, but it's awesome nonetheless. Similar to the Henredon "Scene Two" ...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Jacques Adnet President Oak Desk, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
“President” Oak Desk on drawer pedestals and brass plinth, copper handles with original British green leather top, details abound in this piece such as the guest facing end with its ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Biedermeier Oval Desk in the style of Josef Danhauser
Located in New York, NY
Rare find. An iconic second period Biedermeier writing desk Burled birch veneer with ebonized detailing. Four short drawers and two lidded cylindrical compartments, over an oval w...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Modern Lacquered Wood Vanity Desk
Located in New York, NY
Modern lacquered wood vanity desk with convertible writing compartment, in the Art Deco taste, the center flanked by two drawers and two doors.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
 Art deco chest of drawers after renovation , simple and nice art deco chest of drawers :)
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Stunning Art Deco Writing Desk in Book Matched Burl Veneer 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Stunning Art Deco Writing Desk in Book Matched Burl Veneer, Europe, 1930s. This is a wonderful and very stylish art deco desk or writing table in beautiful book matched burl veneer....
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Burl

Art Deco Desk, France 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Art Deco desk with slightly curved table top and two drawer elements with four drawers each. These are lockable and the handles are made of elegant bars. The desk can be positioned a...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Antique Hardwood Pedestal Desk
Located in Dorchester, GB
A superb quality English early to mid 20th century pedestal desk. The build quality of this desk is second to none. Fine hand cut dovetailed joints, drawers made from a finely figu...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Art Deco Desk in the style of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879-1933), France, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Art Deco desk on curved tapered legs. The desk has a corresponding design on the front and back and offers plenty of storage space with four drawers. The left-hand drawer is ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Palisander, Rosewood

Art Deco Desk With Leather Top, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Large Art Deco Desk with a dark brown leather top and a small compartment with a hinged lid that is perfectly flush with the tabletop. The tabletop features elegantly rounded corners...
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with 4 angled iron legs. Solid oak table top wrapped in black leather with brass studs p...
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Scandinavian mid century birch pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian mid century birch pedestal desk circa 1940. Excellent example of mid 20th century Swedish design and craftsmanship. 3 part pedestal desk taking inspiration from the em...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Writing Desk with Marquetry Top in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing table, walnut, The Netherlands, 1940s An elegant furniture piece that attests to masterful craftsmanship. Its marquetry top, adorned with a captivating array of various wood...
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1940s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, by J. Halabala, UP Závody, Walnut, Czech, 1950s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Dimensions of the table: Height: 76 cm (29.9 in) Width: 150 cm (59.1 in) Depth: 71 cm (27.6 in) Leg space: Height: 73 cm (28.7 in) Width: 58 cm (22.8 in) Designed by Jindrich Halab...
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1950s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Beech, Walnut, Lacquer

Fully restored Large ART DECO writing desk, 1930´s, Bohemia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This ART DECO writing desk was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1930´s. The table has a simple and unconventional design typical of the ART DECO period. The table is double-s...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Burl Wood and Lucite Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W51 D19 H29.5 KW21.5 KC23.5 KD18 Vintage Fully Restored Desk with a Medium Walnut Finish. Item is structurally sound and fully functional. Desk features very unique hardware and bur...
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1940s Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Lucite, Burl

Art Deco Desk by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles Dudouyt oak desk with double base, made in the 1940s in France. The sturdy oak construction, adorned with front panels and a raised round inlaid top with a captivating parque...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Art Deco Amsterdamse School Corner Desk by Daniel van Dorp for Reens, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School desk. Design by Daniel van Dorp for Gebroeders Reens Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid macassar ebony with...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Macassar

Desk in Black and white marquetry by Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This desk is made of black and white polished shell marquetry with brass trims. It has 2 drawers with brass and shagreen handles. The legs are in black polished shell marquetry. It c...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Vintage Curved Walnut Art Deco Executive Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stop asking "who's the boss?" and place yourself at the helm of this stunning Art Deco executive desk. Featuring an eye-catching rounded writing surface atop a unique, yet sturdy, T-...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Art Deco Burr Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
An absolutely magnificent Art Deco burr walnut leather top partners desk. This was made in England, it dates from the 1920-30’s. The quality is outstanding, this has an extremely im...
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1920s British Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Swedish Modern Pine Desk, Axel Einar Hjorth Style, Made in the 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming pine desk, crafted by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the 1940s. The natural grain of the pine adds warmth and character to the desk, highlighting its authentic, time-worn appea...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Italian 1930's Writing Table / Desk, for Banca Del Popolo, Trapani
Located in New York, NY
An Italian 1930's writing table made for Banca Del Popolo, Trapani. The rectangular surface is supported by trapezoidal shaped sides with a hammered copper plating underneath the t...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Art Deco Leather Desk In Marlin Blue
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a rich cobalt marlin blue. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather

Elegant French Deco Style Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sophisticated French Deco style rosewood veneer writing desk having gorgeous silhouette and unusual white lacquer trim on the legs and feet as well as single drawer. Finished front ...
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1970s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Art Deco Leather Desk In Watercress Green
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a bright green. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered legs....
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather

Art Deco Leather Desk In Pewter Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a rich pewter grey. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather

Italian rationalist wood and aluminium metal desk
Located in Milano, IT
Here is a desk of timeless elegance, an exquisite creation of the Rationalist period in Italy. Crafted with meticulous precision, this Italian desk perfectly combines the warmth of w...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Aluminum

Danish Cabinetmaker, Desk / Dining table in Oak, Mid Century Modern, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Introducing a timeless desk / dining table, a Mid Century Modern masterpiece handcrafted by a skilled Danish cabinetmaker in the 1950s. Attributed to Martin Nyrop for Rud Rasmussen, ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

A Black Art Deco Desk for the Boss Voltaire by De Coene Frères Belgium 1940s
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk from the Belgian Furniture Manufactory DeCoene Frères. Double Face desk for the boss on one side and the secretary on the other Well known Art Déco Furniture, Belgium 1940s F...
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1940s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Oak Art Deco Modernist Desk or Writing Table by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist desk or writing table. Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

1940s Art Deco Italian Walnut Burl Black Glass Waterfall Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in veneer burl wood and precious black opaline glass top, with elegant carved frame and curved sides highlighted by ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Opaline Glass, Wood

Desk Fryklund in pine by Carl Malmsten
Located in Göteborg, SE
The desk "Fryklund" by Carl Malmsten in pine is a classic and timeless high-quality piece of furniture, designed to suit both modern and traditional home interiors. Made from solid p...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Art Deco Desk
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
An Art Deco light oak nine drawer, bar handled, inverted breakfront twin pedestal desk. Just fitted with a new leather top. The central drawer with a working lock and key. A quality,...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

P.E.L. Tubular Steel Writing Desk and Chair, United Kingdom 1930s
By PEL
Located in Hellouw, NL
Charming P.E.L. Tubular Steel Writing Desk and Chair from the United Kingdom, the 1930s. This set is probably designed by Serge Chermayeff (1900–1996)...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Custom Clad Mirrored Desk, Custom Design
Located in New York, NY
The desk / vanity is mirrored clad, has five pull-out drawers with an Art Deco style.
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2010s Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Mirror

Art Deco Table J. Halabala
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1940. Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creat...
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1950s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Large Dutch Art Deco Oak wood executive writing desk 1920/30
By Pander
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice large writing table .Oak wood .Amsterdam school style Dutch Art Deco 1920/30 Pander . also suitable for a dining table
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Art Deco German Curved Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant German Art Deco Desk is made out of walnut wood. Has slightly curved top with leather insert in the middle. There is thin keyed drawer. Desk is supported by 2 wide rectangula...
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1940s German Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Art Deco French Desk in Macassar with Leather Top Insert
Located in Houston, TX
Art Deco French desk in Macassar wood Desk is made out of Macassar wood and newly re-upholstered with a strip of brown leather in the middle of the desk’s top. Each of the legs have ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s. The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree. Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
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1950s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Art Deco French Elegant Writing Desk in Macassar
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful and elegant Art Deco Period French writing desk. Macassar veneer - table desk with shaped top; three drawers underneath. Keyed middle drawer. Resting on tapered and channel...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

French Art Deco Desk in Macassar Ebony By Majorelle
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Desk - By Louis Majorelle Exceptional quality Art Deco desk produced in France c1925, in Macassar Ebony and stamped with his unique inlay signature Majorelle Nancy to the i...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar

Charles Dudouyt Cubist Inspired Walnut Desk / Dining Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Cubist inspired walnut desk in the fashion of designers like Charles Dudouyt with cheery stained hardwood veneer, two-tier stepped top and sharp squared legs.
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1970s American Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Art Deco Desk by Maurice Adams
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
A fine Art Deco desk by Maurice Adams, in highly polished walnut. Bow fronted, with four drawers to each side, a central door and a good size cupboard beneath. Quality, silvered hand...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Art Deco French Grand Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Art Deco table is made out of high quality walnut wood. It composed out of 2 parts/sides with lots of room/drawers for storage. Both sides are connected on the bottom with each other...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Art Deco desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks and writing tables, popular names associated with this style include R & Y Augousti, Carlo Colombo, Elie Saab, and Hommes Studio. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $770 and tops out at $200,000 while the average work can sell for $8,620.

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