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Architectural Drafting Tables

Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible industrial grade light box drafting table. Extremely heavy and well made in the US
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Vintage 1950s American Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
architect's / architectural table, artist drawing board, office work desk, standing desk, engineer's desk
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood

H.E. Smith Company Oak Adjustable Trestle Base Drafting Easel Drawing Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage H. E. Smith Company industrial drafting table or architectural desk with wooden trestle
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20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

Drafting Table and Utility Cart, Blackened Steel and Gray Glass by Force/Collide
By Force/Collide
Located in Seattle, WA
creatives in mind, the Drafting Table and Utility Cart duo is modern, minimal and sleek. It features a satin
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Sheet Metal

Chinese Table Screen Mirror, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Screens served numerous functions as portable architecture in Chinese homes. The largest examples
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Table Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood

Chinese Table Screen Mirror, c. 1850
Chinese Table Screen Mirror, c. 1850
H 28.75 in W 19.5 in D 7.75 in
Chinese Table Screen Mirror, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Screens served numerous functions as portable architecture in Chinese homes. The largest examples
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Table Mirrors

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Hardwood, Mirror

Chinese Table Screen Mirror, c. 1850
Chinese Table Screen Mirror, c. 1850
H 36 in W 23 in D 10.5 in
Set of 2 SEI Coffee Tables by Phormy
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 SEI coffee tables by Phormy Dimensions: Small: Ø72 x H 35 cm Big: Ø 96 x 29 cm
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

PostModern 70s Giant Brass Floor Lamp Luxo Articulating Architect Drafting
By Luxo
Located in Madison, WI
Luxo Architectural drafting lamp, and this is the floor lamp size! Looks excellent with a Postmodern
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Vintage Orange Enameled Architect Task Lamp
By Napako
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, multi-adjustable drafting table lamp with heavy metal base. Industrial architecture
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Vintage 1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Rolling Utility Cart, Blackened Hot Rolled Steel, Customizable, by Force/Collide
By Force/Collide
Located in Seattle, WA
This Rolling Utility Cart, originally designed to be paired with our Drafting Table, is versatile
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2010s American Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron, Sheet Metal

Paolo Parigi
By Giovanni Paolo Panini
Located in London, Lambeth
Drafting table or desk. Designed by Paolo Parigi for Heron Parigi, 1975 Italy. Structure in black
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Paolo Parigi
Paolo Parigi
H 38.19 in W 39.38 in D 31.89 in
Rare 18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Architect Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
as storage compartments. Architect desks, more commonly known now as drafting desks, were built for
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Chinese Table Screen with Soapstone Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
decorative stone panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to section off a room or as
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Soapstone

Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
. Also known as spirit screens, smaller table screens such as this were often used to block drafts and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Original Pierre Jeanneret Partners Desk from the Offices of Chandigarh, India
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Stamford, CT
-moon aluminum pulls and drafting compass-shaped legs, Circa 1950-1959. Recently refurbished with a
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Puffy Stool M by Phormy
Located in Geneve, CH
by the sofa, in front of the bed in the bedroom or in the closet or even by the table, on the other
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Puffy Stool M by Phormy
Puffy Stool M by Phormy
H 17.33 in W 34.65 in D 17.33 in
Puffy Stool L by Phormy
Located in Geneve, CH
by the sofa, in front of the bed in the bedroom or in the closet or even by the table, on the other
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Puffy Stool L by Phormy
Puffy Stool L by Phormy
H 17.33 in W 43.31 in D 17.33 in
Puffy Stool S by Phormy
Located in Geneve, CH
, works in the field of architecture, interior design as well as design and graphics. First drafts of
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Upholstery

Puffy Stool S by Phormy
Puffy Stool S by Phormy
H 17.33 in W 25.99 in D 17.33 in
Pierre Jeanneret X desk with a Model Pj Si 30A Committee Chair, Chandigarh, 60s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Highclere, Newbury
modernist architecture and design, Swiss-born architect and furniture designer Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Vintage Jens Risom Knoll Webbed Armchair
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Baltimore, MD
architectural firm Ernst Kuhn. He then moved briefly to Stockholm, where he worked for Nordiska Kompaniet and
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Maple

Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Chandelier P2430 Pendant Fixture Yamagiwa, 1998
By Yamagiwa, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the table and floor lamp versions of the "Taliesin" series of lights stems from this original design
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Late 20th Century Japanese Mission Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood

Six Imporatant George III 1760 Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda Dining Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
commission as Parker often paid tradesmen by banker's draft (4). Comprising two armchairs and seven single
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Antique 1760s English George III Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

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1930s Fabulous Industrial Adjustable Wood Table Hand Crank Metal Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Old Adjustable Table 1930s Fabulous Sculptural Industrial Wheeled Wood Table Adjustable Tilt with Hand Crank Metal Base Adjustable height useful as Lectern, Drafting, Music Stand, S...
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Vintage 1930s Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1950's Amazing "Magic Box' Organiser Bureau Compact Plywood Ateliers Genestar
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This 'Magic Box' organising desk has been produced by various manufactures in Europe in the 1950's and 1960's Commonly this desk is known as produced in Switzerland by Mummenthale...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Plywood

19th Century French Directoire Partners Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Fantastic 19th century French Directoire walnut partners desk. Having seven working drawers, nice bronze hardware, and leather-topped writing slide. Exhibiting a beautiful aged pati...
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Original Vintage Large Industrial Oak Wood File Cabinet with Multiple Drawers
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This large, industrial catalog cabinet with multiple flat drawers was made during the 1930s and comes from Artist's Atelie. It is made of high-quality oak wood, which is considered a...
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Vintage 1930s European Industrial Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Pair of Grand-Scale Arched Glass-Paneled Double Doors
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of grand-scale arched glass paneled double doors. Contains (mostly) original glass plates (one missing, the second broken) Constructed, circa 1910 in Paris. Note: Original/earl...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Doors and Gates

Materials

Glass, Wood

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

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Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
Vintage Oak Pig Bench Butcher's Block Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
Two slabs of oak almost 3” thick are joined with a spline to form the top of this large Pig Bench. Square oak legs are chamfered at the corners into octagons, with their tops embedd...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Country Industrial and Work Tables

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Oak

ANCO BILT Mid 20th Century Oak & Pine Drafting Table
By Anco Bilt
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid 20 Century MCM drafting table by Anco Bilt. Oak & pine woods, metal mechanisms, adjustable tilt-top, adjustable height, and "A" shaped legs with stretchers. Features metal guid...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

41" Industrial Architectural Metal Flat File Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
41" Industrial Architectural metal flat file cabinet Repurposed architects flat file cabinet featuring 15 drawers. Great for archival art storage. We can have powder coated fo...
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Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Cabinets

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Metal

1930s Small Scale Industrial Drafting Table
Located in Garnerville, NY
A wonderful small scale drafting table. The work table comes straight from the studio of popular Upstate New York watercolorist, Jim Adair and his estate. Jim Adair retired from a ca...
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Vintage 1920s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

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Metal

1930s Small Scale Industrial Drafting Table
1930s Small Scale Industrial Drafting Table
H 30.25 in W 40.25 in D 23 in
Mid Century Modern Writing Table Desk, American, c.1960s
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid Century Modern walnut writing table desk, American, c.1960s. Surfboard top & floating cabinet concealing a paper drawer & shelf. Estate of a UNC-Chapel Hill professor. Bronze fin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Art Deco Chrome & Glass Skyscraper Directory Sign
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1940's chrome frame building directory sign with beveled glass double panels. This came from the famous Boston (North End) restaurant 'Joe Tecce's' which closed in 2010 after...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Picture Frames

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Chrome, Steel, Aluminum

Industrial Iron Writing Desk from the 1950s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This industrial workbench was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950´s This desk was originally used as a work table for craftsmen, can also be used as a desk. It´s made of...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

19th Century English Walnut Desk
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A charming walnut desk. Made in England in the late 19th century. Lovely patine throughout. Panneled back, leather inset, castor wheels. Chairspace is 62.5 H x 52 W cms.
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Walnut Desk
19th Century English Walnut Desk
H 30.32 in W 47.64 in D 25.6 in
Mid-20th Century Large Maple and Oak Drafting Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large drafting table (ca. 1950s, USA) composed of a maple surface with gray and brown painted trim supported by an oak base. Surface has been refinished; light wear remains as show...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

French 19th Century Walnut Writing Table or Desk with Lions and Shield Crest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique French accent table or side table that would make a stunning writing table or desk as well, sure to add elegance and museum quality interest in any room in the home! Direct f...
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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Drafting Table by Keuffel Esser, of Southern Plantation Pine, circa 1900s
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Madison, WI
Drafting table by Keuffel Esser, circa 1900s. Made from Southern Plantation Pine, the oversized top
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Martin Visser Table, Produced by ‘t Spectrum
By Martin Visser, 't Spectrum Bergeijk
Located in Sint Oedenrode, NL
Martin Visser table, produced in Wengé by ‘t Spectrum in the 1960s. Nice stained dinner table with
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wenge

Swiss Architectural Drafting Table Switzerland, 1970
By Franco Albini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic shaped adjustable architectural drafting table made by unknown manufacturer or designer
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Pine

Wim Rietveld & Friso Kramer Architectural Drafting Table and Chair, Ahrend, 1958
By Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wim Rietveld & Friso Kramer architectural drafting table and chair, ahrend 1958, Classic design
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Architectural Drafting Table Kahn Freres, Bruxelles, France, circa 1930
By Kahn Frères Bruxelles
Located in Surrey, BC
A fully adjustable wooden drafting table with a cast iron base. Made in the 1930s by Kahn Freres of
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Vintage 1930s French Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron

1960s Anco Bilt Industrial Architectural Drawing Table Adjustable Drafting Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Anco Bilt oak drafting table, circa 1960s. Features adjustable top and multiple positions for many
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Vintage 1960s Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

Industrial Drafting Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
iron and wood dining table adjustable as large architectural desk
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Industrial Drafting Table
Industrial Drafting Table
H 33 in W 60 in D 36 in
Industrial Drafting Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
large iron and wood dining table adjustable as large architectural desk
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Early 20th Century American Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Industrial Drafting Table
Industrial Drafting Table
H 33 in W 60 in D 42 in
Industrial Drafting Table
By Dietzgen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
large iron and wood dining table, adjustable as large architectural desk, height 32.5" - 41"
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Early 20th Century American Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Industrial Drafting Table
Industrial Drafting Table
H 32.5 in W 60 in D 36 in
Industrial Drafting Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
large iron and wood dining table by Hamilton Mfg Co. adjustable as large architectural desk
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Early 20th Century American Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Industrial Drafting Table
Industrial Drafting Table
H 32 in W 72 in D 42 in
Hamilton Drafting Table
By Hamilton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
large iron and wood dining table by Hamilton, adjustable as large architectural desk, height 32.75
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Early 20th Century American Industrial and Work Tables

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Iron

Hamilton Drafting Table
Hamilton Drafting Table
H 32.75 in W 72 in D 43.75 in
Industrial Drafting Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
large cast iron and wood architectural desk by B.K. Elliott for Hamilton, machine green, adjustable
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Industrial Drafting Table
Industrial Drafting Table
H 33 in W 60 in D 36 in
Early 20th C. Keuffel & Esser Co. Drafting Table
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Surrey, BC
Nice clean example of a functional working drafting table in old undisturbed finish. Made by
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine, Oak

Jacques Seeuws Drafting Table and Chair for Swan
By Swan Deinze, Jacques Seeuws
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1959, this drafting set was originally produced for use in the architecture school at
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Vintage Mayline Adjustable Trestle Base Drafting Drawing Easel Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Mayfield Company Inc. industrial drafting table or architectural desk with wooden trestle
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Metal

Louis Baldinger Architectural Drawing Lamp
By Louis Baldinger & Sons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drafting lamp by Louis Baldinger of painted sheet steel in green and brass. Fully articulated at
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Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, he was hired by the architecture firm Adams and Prentice as a drafter. In 1928, he graduated with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller
George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller
H 29.5 in W 42.13 in D 18.5 in
Modernist Jens Risom Floating Executive Desk in Peruvian Walnut
By Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
architectural firm of Ernst Kuhn. He later relocated to Stockholm, taking a job with a small architectural firm
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Architectural Drafting Lamp by Luxo, Norway
By Luxo
Located in Rochester, NY
Multi-position architectural drafting desk lamp by Luxo, Norway in cream white lacquered finish
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Louis Baldinger Architectural Drawing Lamp
By Louis Baldinger & Sons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drafting lamp by Louis Baldinger of painted sheet steel and brass. Fully articulated at lamp hood
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Late 20th Century American International Style Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Aluminium French 50's adjustable Architectural lamp (as used in Atelier Jean prouve)
By Serge Mouille, Jules Leleu, Jean Prouvé
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
clamped on a table, drafting table or desk of various thickness. Nice detailing in the machined aluminium
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Aluminum, Brass, Metal

Frank Lloyd Wright "Taliesin 3" Table Lamp, Yamagiwa, 1994
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Yamagiwa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yamagiwa frank Lloyd wright "Taliesin III" table lamp, cherrywood with geometric motif, label
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1990s Japanese Mission Table Lamps

Materials

Cherry

Frank Lloyd Wright "Taliesin 3" Table Lamp, Yamagiwa, 1994
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Yamagiwa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yamagiwa frank Lloyd wright "Taliesin III" table lamp, cherrywood with geometric motif, label
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1990s Japanese Mission Table Lamps

Materials

Cherry

Frank Lloyd Wright "Taliesin 3" Table Lamp, Yamagiwa, 1994 YEAR-END CLEARANCE
By Yamagiwa, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yamagiwa frank Lloyd wright "Taliesin III" table lamp, cherrywood with geometric motif, label
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1990s Japanese Mission Table Lamps

Materials

Cherry

Set of 4 - Vitra Jean Prouve Fauteuil Direction Chair
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
. Can be used as a dining chair as well. Arm height of 26 inches fits under most tables. "Fauteuil
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2010s German Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric

19th Century French Architectural Drafting Table
Located in Montecito, CA
Fabulous French Architectural Drafting Table with a series of intricately carved projected moldings
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

19th Century French Architectural Drafting Table
19th Century French Architectural Drafting Table
H 2,852 in W 54.76 in D 30.75 in
Danish Drafting Table or Dry Bar
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Architectural drafting table or a dry bar for a tall breed of Vikings. Quite sculptural and cool
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Vintage 1960s Danish Dry Bars

Materials

Teak

Danish Drafting Table or Dry Bar
Danish Drafting Table or Dry Bar
H 48 in W 72 in D 34 in
Antique Acrylic Drafting Table
Located in New York, NY
Completely re-worked, this drafting table now has a new clear acrylic top and the undermount is
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Nickel

Dutch Industrial Drawing Table with Lamp and Drafting Machine by Rotanex, 1950s
Located in Warsaw, PL
This architectural drawing table was manufactured in Netherlands and designed by Rotanex-Pool, n.v
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

French Architectural Pencil Drawings, circa 1870, 1 of 3
Located in Seattle, WA
in an architects drafting table in France. This is one of a series of three studies. This study is
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Antique 1870s French Victorian Drawings

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Paper

French Architectural Pencil Drawings, circa 1870, 1 of 3
Located in Seattle, WA
in an architects drafting table in France. This is one of a series of three studies. This study has
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Antique 1870s French Victorian Drawings

Materials

Paper

A handsome Henri II style walnut armchair from France c.1875
Located in Houston, TX
upholstered in a custom caramel coloured leather. Please look at the strongly architectural shape of this
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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

MCM Belmont Adjustable Hydraulic Architectural Drafting / Work Table,
Located in Pau, FR
Mid Century Modern adjustable hydraulic architectural drafting or working table, by Belmont 1960s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Nike Eskilstuna Drafting Table
By Héliolithe
Located in Vancouver, BC
A stunning 1930s drafting table by Swedish manufacturer Nike Eskilstuna. A fully functional table
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Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables

Nike Eskilstuna Drafting Table
Nike Eskilstuna Drafting Table
H 51 in W 60 in D 44 in
Vintage Industrial Drafting Table
Located in Alhambra, CA
Large iron and wood dining table, adjustable as architectural desk. Original table-top with unique
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Vintage Industrial Drafting Table
Vintage Industrial Drafting Table
H 40 in W 30.5 in D 30.75 in
Keuffel and Esser #2583 Drafting Table
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Aurora, OR
instruments and tools produced by one of the most sought-after manufacturers of drafting and architectural
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Vintage 1910s Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

French Architectural Pencil Drawings, circa 1870, 1 of 3
Located in Seattle, WA
in an architects drafting table in France. This is one of a series of three studies. This study was
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Antique 1870s French Victorian Drawings

Materials

Paper

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Architectural Drafting Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of architectural drafting tables is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique architectural drafting tables was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. We have 10 antique and vintage architectural drafting tables in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of architectural drafting tables available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, Georgian and industrial architectural drafting tables are consistently popular styles. Many architectural drafting tables are appealing in their simplicity, but Thomas Chippendale, Pierre Jeanneret and Friso Kramer produced popular architectural drafting tables that are worth a look.

How Much are Architectural Drafting Tables?

Prices for architectural drafting tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, architectural drafting tables begin at $585 and can go as high as $220,408, while the average can fetch as much as $3,040.
Questions About Architectural Drafting Tables
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The best drawing table is one that is versatile, adjustable, and made of high-quality materials. There is a variety of drafting table styles and designs to choose from — it's all a matter of personal preference. Four-post and pedestal drafting tables are considered to be far more durable than fold-away tables. Larger top sizes are available with respect to these tables, but they are often more expensive. On 1stDibs, shop vintage and antique drafting tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    A table used for drafting can simply be called a drafting table. Other names for drafting tables are artist's table, drawing table and architect's table. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of drafting tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Whether or not drafting tables are good for artists is largely a matter of personal opinion. Artists may find it more comfortable to use one for long sessions of illustrating and drawing. In addition, some artists appreciate that the tables keep their work secure. Find a range of drafting tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    The main difference between a drawing table and a drafting table is adjustability. Typically, drawing table writing surfaces are stationary, while most drafting tables can be tilted and moved up and down. However, some people use the terms drawing and drafting table interchangeably to describe any table with a tilted writing surface. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of drafting tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Whether or not drafting tables are adjustable for height depends on their design. Standard tables feature fixed tops. Height adjustability is an extra feature added to some models to improve utility. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of drafting tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, many architects still use drafting tables. Although much of architectural design involves computer-aided drafting, many professionals still prefer to draw by hand. Artists may also purchase drafting tables for producing illustrations and sketches. Find a collection of drafting tables on 1stDibs.