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1940's Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual early twentieth century desk lamp with horizontal stacked glass with brass dividers
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Mid-20th Century French 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
French 1940s Neoclassical Style Desk Chair
By André Arbus
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic Art Deco 1940s desk chair in blond walnut with original dark green upholstery.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Rationalist Compact Plywood Desk with Drawer, Italy 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s desk featuring plywood legs and one drawer.
Shape and proportions resemble the work
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1940s Italian 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
1940s French Oak Desk attribute to Rene Drouet
Located in London, GB
A beautiful French 1940s desk in oak with pull out extendable side leaves and double sided lockable
Category
1940s French Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Oak
French Desk in the Style of André Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
1940s Desk in the style of Andre´ Arbus. Black lacquered, original bronze sabots with three pull
Category
1940s 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Cerused Oak Curved Desk Attributed to Jules Leleu
By Francisque Chaleyssin, Charles Dudouyt, André Arbus, Jules Leleu, Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
1940s desk or writing table was made for floating in a room as it's gorgeous from every angle.
Category
1940s French Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Bronze
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk /Writing Table by Jacques Adnet 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important French mid-century 1940's desk or writing table by Jacques Adnet symbolizing the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 27.25 in W 31.5 in D 22.25 in
Modernist Desk Lamp attr. Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in Brass and Glass
Located in London, GB
Elegant Italian Modernist 1940's desk or table lamp with adjustable brass shade sits on a glass
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
Saarinen 1940's Johnson Birch Desk
By Eliel Saarinen, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Eliel Saarinen for Johnson desk circa 1948. This rare example executed in birch has three drawers
Category
1940s North American Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Aluminum
Italian 1940's wooden desk attributed to Ignazio Gardella
Located in Milan, IT
Exquisite craftsmanship desk,
Attributed to Ignazio Gardella.
The desk has 3 side drawers and 3
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
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
Category
1940s Portuguese Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Metal
A Stylish and Unique Bauhaus Meets Industrial Desk, Circa 1940's/50's
Located in Hastings, GB
This stylish and highly functional desk was probably a one off commission, its rarity suggests so
Category
1940s French Bauhaus 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Steel
H 26.38 in W 37.8 in D 55.52 in
1940's Hollywood Regency Campaign style Giltwood Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's Hollywood Regency Campaign style Writing Desk Made by Drexel. This desk is 2 toned. Lots of
Category
1940s North American Hollywood Regency 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
Italian 1940's Walnut Folding Writing Desk or Console Table, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
An Italian 1940's folding or flip-top walnut writing desk or console with two faux drawers, the top
Category
1940s Italian 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
H 30.75 in W 46 in D 19.75 in
Danish Cabinetmaker 1940s Mahogany Desk
Located in London, GB
Danish cabinetmaker - 1940s writing desk
This exceptional, minimalist desk was produced in
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
1940's Traditional style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's Traditional style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk. Finished all the way around and can be
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
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
Category
1940s French Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Wood and Chrome Airplane SeaPlane Aviation Model, France 1940s
By Various Makers
Located in Atlanta, GA
a golden age in air travel. This handsome 1940s desk or counter model airplane is made of varnish
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1940s French Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 8.69 in W 10.25 in D 14.57 in
Architectural Mid Century Desk, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Berlin, DE
Architectural mid century desk, 1940s, Sweden.
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
French 1940s Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Buchanan, NY
Unusual and handsome mahogany French desk from the 1940s-1950s with a distressed leather top. There
Category
1940s French Neoclassical 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Mahogany
Rare German Art Deco Desk Set, 1940's, Set of 4
Located in Lisboa, PT
This rare desk set was designed and produced in Germany, during the 1940's. It consists on a knives
Category
1940s German Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
Eugenio & Ermenegildo Soncini Architects Desk, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Architects Desk from the Eugenio & Ermenegildo Soncini Architecture Firm, Milan, Italy, 1940s.
A
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Metal
1940s Hollywood Regency Desk
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Hollywood Regency desk.
Category
1940s 1940s Vintage Desk
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
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé, Cité Desk, likely 1940s, original condition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Cité desk with drawer, designed by Jean Prouvé and made in his workshop, Ateliers Jean Prouvé in
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Metal
1940s Italian Writing Desk in Ash and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, ash, brass, Italy, 1940s
Made in Italy, this writing desk is a testament to the
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
Frits Henningsen Cabinetmaker Copenhagen, Fine Large Desk 1940s
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Handewitt, DE
Fine large desk by the famous danish cabinetmaker and designer Frits Henningsen 1940s. With 3
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
Charles Dudouyt Desk & Chair Setin Oak, France 1940's
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk en suite with its matching chair, hand carved Walnut with many details.
Desk
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Mid-20th Century 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Oak
Bauhaus Oak Wood Desk With Roller Doors, Czechoslovakia 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
Czechoslovakia in 1940s, the desk came to us in a rather poor condition, so we had it redone into this beautiful
Category
1940s Czech Bauhaus 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Oak
Ico Parisi Partners Desk, Italy, 1940s
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
1940's Italian Ico Parisi designed partners desk.
Signature steel tip toe on all legs of the desk
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1940s Italian 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara Desk, 1940s, Finland
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Helsinki, FI
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara desk, Domus Academica student house, 1940s. Birch with painted table top
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Birch, Paint
Vintage Writing Desk Sessile Oak Veneer from the, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with side drawers and under-top drawer in oak veneered wood with linoleum top.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Oak
Paolo Buffa grissinato wood desk with four drawers, Italy 1940s
By Galdino Maspero, Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid and essential Paolo Buffa Desk in grissinato wood with four drawers and saber legs.
Iconic
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
Imposing 1940's French Modernist Desk in Mahogany in Style of Dupré Lafon, E498
Located in Lyon, FR
Imposing 1950's French modernist desk. Structure in solid mahogany and veneer, top in black glass
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
H 30.32 in W 34.26 in D 71.26 in
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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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
the much sought after Palladio series, circa 1940’s.
The desk features a burl veneer fall front, over
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood, Burl
H 37 in W 40 in D 17 in
Brass desk set, Italy, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Brass desk set. Italian production from the 1940s. It belonged to my great grandfather.
Small signs
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1940s Italian 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
Folk Art Red Hand Painted Figures and Flowers Small Pine Slant Top Desk 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1573 Folk Art hand painted pine stant lap desk
Hand painted figures and floral design
Pencil
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1940s 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Pine
H 5.5 in W 12.75 in D 11 in
Rare 1940s Hollywood Regency 'Mandarin' desk / dressing table by Kittinger, USA
By Kittinger
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare 1940s Hollywood Regency 'Mandarin' desk / dressing table by Kittinger, USA.
Greek key design
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1940s American Hollywood Regency 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 27.56 in W 49.81 in D 20.08 in
Arnold Madsen Club Legged Desk / Table in Beech, Scandinavian Modern, 1940s
By Arnold Madsen, Philip Arctander
Located in Odense, DK
Early and important desk attributed to Danish designer Arnold Madsen. The club-shaped legs are made
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Beech
H 27.56 in W 45.28 in D 27.56 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Blue Desk, Drawers, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Blue Desk, Drawers, 1940s
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Desk by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles Dudouyt oak desk with double base, made in the 1940s in France. The sturdy oak construction
Category
1940s French Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Oak
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Slat Carved Wood Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful side and front
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 30.32 in W 48.43 in D 29.93 in
1940s Art Deco Italian Walnut Burl Black Glass Waterfall Writing Desk Table
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in veneer burl wood and precious
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood
H 31.11 in W 51.19 in D 25.6 in
Desk Chair in Patinated Leather by Danish Cabinetmaker 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Swivel chair in patinated original leather. Designed and made in Denmark, great original condition.
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1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Leather, Beech
Mid Century Pine Wood Desk by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare Scandinavian mid century wooden desk model "Värmdö" in pine by Axel Einar Hjorth for
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Pine
H 29.14 in W 49.22 in D 25.6 in
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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1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Wood
1940s Writing Desk by Ico Parisi for Brugnoli Mobili, Cantu, Wax-Polished
By Ico Parisi, Brugnoli Mobili Cantú
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant writing desk with legs and frame in solid walnut, veneer teak wood the tops and partridge
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Teak, Walnut
H 29.14 in W 40.16 in D 20.48 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
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1940s Drop Front French Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s French desk with original faux leather books and key to lock and open both doors.
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1940s French 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
1940s Vintage Mahogany Art Deco Executive Desk Called the Fletcher Aviation Desk
By Frank Fletcher, Fletcher Aviation
Located in Monrovia, CA
Mahogany Art Deco executive desk known as the fletcher aviation desk.
This beautiful Mahogany
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Steel
H 30 in W 72 in D 48 in
Very rare Børge Mogensen Desk 1940s for FDB Møbler
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Handewitt, DE
Very rare Børge Mogensen desk / library table in teak and beech. Designed in 1940s and produced by
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
Typist Chair, Model Simples, by Móveis Olaio, 1940's
By Olaio
Located in Lisboa, PT
This typist chair was designed and produced by Móveis Olaio, during the 1940's, for the Agronomic
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1940s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Beech
Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Brass for the BNL Offices, Italy 1940s
By Gio Ponti, Schirolli
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and collectable walnut desk with brass ferrules designed by Gio Ponti and produced by
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
H 31.5 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with black glass top and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
H 31.5 in W 39.77 in D 18.9 in
Dunhill Brass and Wood Domed Desk Clock, circa 1940s
By Dunhill
Located in Long Beach, CA
: Brass and Wood
CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 7" X 9" X 2 1/2"
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Back Winding
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1940s Swiss Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
A Black Art Deco Desk for the Boss Voltaire by De Coene Frères Belgium 1940s
By De Coene Frères
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk from the Belgian Furniture Manufactory DeCoene Frères.
Double Face desk for the boss on one
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1940s Belgian Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
H 30.71 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
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
Category
1940s German Bauhaus 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Metal
1940s Italian Art Deco Walnut Newly Upholstered Open Armchair Office Desk Chair
Located in Carimate, Como
detailed decors of the legs, sides and back. Ideal as office desk chair as well as next to a bookshelf or
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 34.26 in W 20.48 in D 22.05 in
1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
By Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 1940s Johnson Furniture Co Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk with 3 drawers with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale 1940s Vintage Desk
Materials
Brass
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 1940s vintage desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every 1940s vintage desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 1940s vintage desk, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each 1940s vintage desk bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 1940s vintage desk over the years, but those crafted by Maison Jansen, Frits Henningsen and George Nelson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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