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1940s Norman Bel Geddes Metal Desk for Simmons
By Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Wilton, CT
Offering a rare 1940's industrial design desk designed by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk, 1940's
Located in Lisboa, PT
the 1940's. It is made of oak and it features a tambour door to close the table top and hide some
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Vintage 1940s Portuguese Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Metal Wood Glass Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful low front side
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

1940s Mid Century Italian Leather Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian Mid century modern leather desk with two drawers. The desk had ben polished in
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1940s Mid Century Italian Leather Desk
1940s Mid Century Italian Leather Desk
H 29.5 in W 47.5 in D 24 in
Wood, Fabric and Glass Italian 1940s Rationalist Desk
By Franco Albini
Located in Varese, Lombardia
A beautiful and rare desk in the style of Franco Albini. It is made from a wooden crossed structure
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Deep Blue
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Deep Blue. Classic multi compartment tiffin carrier. An
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Vintage 1940s Indian Desk Sets

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Metal

1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Decorated White
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's Original Enamel Tiffin Carrier - Decorated White. Classic multi compartment tiffin carrier
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Vintage 1940s Indian Desk Sets

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Metal

Rare Rundform Series Berlin Writing Desk by Mauser Werke 1940s
By Mauser Werke
Located in Aachen, NW
This rare and impressive Berlin executive desk from the Rundform series was designed in the 40s and
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Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Scandinavian desk from the 1940s
Located in Brescia, IT
1940s white desk with metal handles. Art Deco-style white desk with dark-colored metal handles
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Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Desks

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Wood

Scandinavian desk from the 1940s
Scandinavian desk from the 1940s
H 29.53 in W 42.92 in D 22.84 in
Diskometal Desk Calendar Stand by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Tiny Diskometal Calendar Stand designed by Just Andersen in the 1940s. A rare piece for a beautiful
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Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Desk Sets

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Metal

1940's Original Large French Bottle Drying Rack 'Model 1400.20777'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Original Large French bottle drying rack (Model 1400.20777) 1940’s Original French Bottle
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Vintage 1950s French More Desk Accessories

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Metal

1940's Original Large French Bottle Drying Rack 'Model 1400.17'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Original Large French bottle drying rack (Model 1400.17) 1940’s Original French Bottle
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Vintage 1950s French More Desk Accessories

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Metal

Vintage Olivetti Divisumma 14 Calculator - Iconic 1940s Mechanical Masterpiece
Located in Manzano, IT
Vintage Olivetti Divisumma 14 Calculator – Iconic 1940s Mechanical Masterpiece Discover a true gem
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Vintage 1940s Desk Sets

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Metal

Reed & Barton Equestrian Page Magnifier, 1940s USA
By Reed & Barton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Reed & Barton page magnifier with a detailed horse head handle in solid silver plated metal
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Vintage 1940s American Desk Sets

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Metal, Silver Plate

Reed & Barton Equestrian Letter Opener, 1940s USA
By Reed & Barton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Reed & Barton letter opener with a detailed horse head handle in solid silver plated metal
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Vintage 1940s American Desk Sets

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Metal, Silver Plate

1940's Art deco Industrial Gooseneck Metal Desk Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Very rare 1940's gooseneck multidirectional desk table lamp , circa 1940's very nice condition
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20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal

P. Chiesa Nile Green Glass and Bronze Pen Holder by Fontana Arte, Italy 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
the 1940s. In amazing condition, with no chips or cracks. The pen holder has a gorgeous base with
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Metal, Bronze

Hermes Luxury Vintage Stirrup Polo / Equestrian Trophy, France, 1940s
By Hermès
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Hermes Luxury Vintage Stirrup Polo / Equestrian Trophy, France, 1940s. Equestrian / Polo / Racing
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

Luxury Vintage Stirrup Table Clock Maquet Paris, Nice 8 Jours, France, 1940s
By Hermès, Maquet
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Luxury vintage stirrup desk / table clock Maquet Paris - Nice 8 Jours, France, 1940s Clock with
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

1940s Tansad “De Luxe V.26” Swivel Office Chair – Red Leather & Enamel Grey.
Located in Alton, GB
, industrial loft, or heritage study settings, it pairs beautifully with walnut desks, metal filing cabinets
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Mid-20th Century European Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

1940s Vornado Antique Electric Powerful Metal Desk Table Fan
By Vornado
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Vornado vintage antique electric fan powerful and silent. Art Deco era electric table desk
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

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Metal

1940s Vintage Vornado Antique Electric Powerful Metal Desk Table Fan
By Vornado
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Vornado vintage antique electric fan powerful and silent. Art Deco era electric table desk
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

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Metal

1940's Art Deco Adjustable Desk lamp or Reading Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
1940’s Original Adjustable German Bakelite Desk Lamp Good honest very original Bakelite desk lamp
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Industrial Black Enameled Metal Adjustable Italian Table Desk Lamp, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury industrial black enamelled metal adjustable table desk lamp. This fantastic item
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Vintage 1930s Italian Industrial Table Lamps

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Steel, Metal

1940s Adjustable Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
Adjustable table or desk lamp with a brass look patina. Made in Poland in the 1940's. Bulbs: 1x E14.
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Early 20th Century Polish Table Lamps

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Metal

1940s Adjustable Table or Desk Lamp
1940s Adjustable Table or Desk Lamp
H 11.03 in W 9.45 in D 8.27 in
American Designer, Table Lamp / Desk Light, Lacquered Metal, United States 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable table lamp / desk light. Designed and produced in the United States, c. 1940s. In
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Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Chapman Lighting 1940s Brushed Brass and Ebonized Metal Articulated Desk Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
a quality lamp made by Chapman Manufacturing Company,  USA, the swivel shade fitted with a standard socket and frosted glass panel raised on adjustable brass arms all over a rectangu...
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Vintage 1940s American Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Pale Green Shade, 1940's
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with Pale Green Shade. Featuring a Brass column
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Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Paavo Tynell Table Desk for Taito Oy, 1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Amarillo, TX
Paavo Tynell rare desk light, "Simpukka" (Clam). Finland, circa 1940s. Brass, cane-wrapped metal
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Desk or Table Lamp, Adnet, 1940s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco swiveling table or desk lamp by Jacques Adnet, France, circa 1940. Brass and glass
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal

Desk or Table Lamp, Adnet, 1940s
Desk or Table Lamp, Adnet, 1940s
H 16.74 in Dm 11.23 in
French Anthracite Grey Industrial Bauhaus Desk Lamp by Jumo, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
reflector in anthracite-coloured metal and a multi-adjustable chromed flexible arm/swan-neck. This design
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Art Deco Machine Age Spun Aluminum Dual Bullet Desk Lamp 1940s
By Kurt Versen
Located in San Diego, CA
Machine age adjustable spun aluminum desk lamp. Fully articulating two bullet shades
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Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century Aviation Vintage Desk Airplane Over Globe Model, 1940s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
many antiques in Argentina? In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects

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Metal

Finnish Mid Century Paavo Tynell 9222 Desk Table Lamp Produced by Taito, 1940s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Finnish mid century white and brass adjustable desk / table lamp model 9222 by Paavo Tynell
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Danish Vintage Bindesbøll Style High Desk Lamp of Bronze with New Shade 1940s
By Just Andersen, Thorvald Bindesbøll
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Bindesbøll style high desk lamp made of an alloy of copper and other metals like bronze and
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Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal

Vilhelm Lauritzen Flexible Desk Lamp of Brass with Patina by Lyfa Denmark 1940s
By Lyfa, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage desk lamp model B 187 by the Danish architect Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894-1984) manufactured
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Vintage 1940s Danish Bauhaus Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Paavo Tynell Mid Century Desk Table Lamp Model 9222 Produced by Taito Oy, 1940s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare mid century desk table lamp model "9222 / 5305" by Paavo Tynell in white lacquered metal
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Egon Hillebrand Table Lamp - Bauhaus Desk Lamp - 'Gleibo', Germany, 1940s
By Egon Hillebrand
Located in Schwerin, MV
A wonderful Bauhaus-style lamp from the 1940s: a large brass table lamp by Egon Hillebrand from
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Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Art Deco Double Desk Table Lamp by Jumo, France, 1940s
By Maison Jumo
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco double desk lamp by Jumo, France, 1940s. Original condition, only rewired. Gently worn
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal

1940s Table / Desk Lamp with Adjustable Shade in Brass by ASEA
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful and cute little table / desk lamp from the 1940s in brass made by ASEA in Sweden and
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Desk Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen "DSB Konduktør" Made at Louis Poulsen, 1940s
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Odense, DK
Functionalist desk lamp designed by Danish Architect Vilhelm Lauritzen in the late 1940s. Made for
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Jean Pascaud, Ebonized Writing Desk with Tapered Legs, France, 1940s
By Jean Pascaud
Located in New York, NY
The elegance of this desk can be attributed to the essential quality of its form—with little more
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Salesman Sample 1940s Metal Desk
Located in Berkeley, CA
Very nice and unusual scale of object, Industrial type with a piece of thick leather on top. Every drawer function.
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Vintage 1940s American Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Salesman Sample 1940s Metal Desk
Salesman Sample 1940s Metal Desk
H 11 in W 15.5 in D 10 in
Metal Desk from the 1940s by Ribeauville Brussels
By Ribeauville Demolder
Located in Cologne, DE
Beautiful writing desk, manufactured in the 1940s in Belgium by Ribeauville Demolder Brussels. The
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Vintage 1940s Belgian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Metal Tanker Desk, Unrestored 1940s-1960s, South Africa
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unrestored tanker steel desk in grey with pontoon style legs. Original feet are adjustable. The
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Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1940's Letter opener by French sculptor Georges Oudot
By Georges Oudot
Located in New York, NY
1940's rare letter opener by french sculptor Georges Oudot France
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Vintage 1940s European Letter Openers

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Metal

Vintage Banker's Desk Lamp, Enameled Metal and Brass, 1940s
Located in Hudson, NY
this version likely from 1940s in emerald green enameled metal. Brass frame with two adjustable points
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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Vintage Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1940s
Located in Chesham, GB
A vintage 1940s bauhaus desk lamp in grey.
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Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1940s
Vintage Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1940s
H 16.54 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Black Desk Lamp 1940s Articulate
Located in Berkeley, CA
Metal black desk lamp, Bahaus style
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Vintage 1940s German Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Cool Adjustable Swedish Desk Lamp, 1940s
Located in Sittard, NL
Cool ajustable Swedisch desk lamp, 1940's.
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

1940s Art Deco Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray, Maison Jumo
Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba
A beautiful desk lamp from the 1940s era designed by Eileen Gray for Jumo of France. Constructed
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

1940's Industrial Metal Desk - Linoleum To
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's Industrial Metal Desk - Linoleum Top. Practical early 1940's metal desk with original
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Vintage 1940s European Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1940's Industrial Metal Desk - Linoleum To
1940's Industrial Metal Desk - Linoleum To
H 30.71 in W 60.24 in D 34.26 in
French Metal Desk Lamp, Circa 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 1940's metal desk lamp with wood arm with an adjustable stem with stylish ball joints and
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Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps

1940s Art Metal London Desk with Linoleum Top
By Art Metal Co.
Located in Hook, Hampshire
. Beautiful compact metal desk from the late 1940’s. The desk is in excellent condition with all drawers
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Vintage 1940s British Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1940s Art Metal London Desk with Linoleum Top
1940s Art Metal London Desk with Linoleum Top
H 30.71 in W 45.28 in D 34.06 in
1940's Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
A completely redone desk from the 40ties. Desk is deco inspired with a glamorous twist. The
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Vintage 1940s American Desks

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Metal

1940's Desk
1940's Desk
H 29.5 in W 59 in D 27.75 in
1940's French Industrial Architects Desk
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unusual architects desk. The iron base allows the top to tilt in various angles and
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Vintage 1940s French Desks

Materials

Metal

1940s Art Metal London Desk with Linoleum Top
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940s vintage Art Metal London desk with linoleum top. Beautiful compact metal desk from the late
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Vintage 1940s British Desks

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Sheet Metal

1940s Art Metal London Desk with Linoleum Top
1940s Art Metal London Desk with Linoleum Top
H 30.71 in W 45.28 in D 34.06 in
Jean Prouvé, Cité Desk, likely 1940s, original condition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Nancy, France, probably 1940s Totally original with cream enamel painted metal frame and oak top
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

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1940s Metal Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 1940s metal desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, every 1940s metal desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the 1940s metal desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1940s metal desk made by Industrial designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made 1940s metal desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Eileen Gray, Vornado and American Seating Company are consistently popular.

How Much is a 1940s Metal Desk?

The average selling price for a 1940s metal desk at 1stDibs is $1,300, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $12,663 for the highest priced.
Questions About 1940s Metal Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best way to refinish an old metal desk is to start by cleaning the desk. Ensure that the surface is free of dust and rust, then prime the desk with one to two coats of primer. And dependent upon its condition, a coat of any metal paint can freshen up an old metal desk. Browse a wide selection of vintage metal desks on 1stDibs.