Jean Prouvé Large "Compas" Curved Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful large "Compass" curved desk. Manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, Nancy, circa 1950. Compass base sheet folded black lacquered steel and top in black formica. J...
Steel
Sold|$97,109
Etched Brass Curved Desk by Armand Jonckers
By Armand Jonckers
Located in Brussels, BE
Curved desk designed by Armand Jonckers. Beautiful hand drawn geometrical etching adorn the brass tabletop. Commissioned, as a dining room table, for the private salon of a jazz ...
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Curved Corner Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This sleek, stylish desk is designed to fit snugly into any corner. The ebonized apron holds three roomy drawers and is topped by an African Padauk wood writing surface.
Sold|$6,875
Oak Double Pedestal Desk with Curved Top
Located in New York, NY
Oak double pedestal desk with curved top and eight drawers
Oak
Jacques Adnet Curved Brown Stitched Leather Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
Curved brown stitched leather desk with brass detais and oak top. Jacques Adnet. circa 1955. France
Metal
Pallisandre Curved Desk by Rene Jean Caillette
By René-Jean Caillette
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Curved desk; the pallisandre top over a inverted-"C" stainless steel base by Rene-Jean Cailette, French 1970s
85 1/2 " w at the front, 67" w at the back, 45" at deepest, 31" h
Sold|$7,900
Curved Art Deco Desk Made of Walnut
Located in Senden, NRW
Unique Art Deco desk with a stunning veneer picture. Lovely crafted tabletop with a great, symmetrical walnut-veneer – absolute masterful craftmanship! Usable as a vintage single des...
Walnut
Roger Sprunger Curved Walnut and Chrome Executive Desk
By Roger Sprunger, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Houston, TX
Roger Sprunger Mid Century Modern curved walnut and chrome executive desk.
Danish Rosewood Curved Desk by Svend Aage Madsen
By Svend Åge Madsen
Located in Sundridge, GB
Beautiful curved desk, in very good condition and ready for your Mid-Century home office!
Sold|$4,737
1950, Dutch Curve Desk by A.A.Patijn
By Abraham A. Patijn, Zijlstra
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant curve desk, Designed by A.A.Patijn, edited by Zijlstra's Meubelen, circa 1950, (Netherlands). with two drawers (original key).
Vintage Curved Desk, Walnut Grain Bauhaus Style Design
Located in Senden, NRW
On offer is a great design made of solid walnut. Wins you over with the great curved tabletop and the unique grain of the walnut wood. It offers six drawers for storage room, which c...
Walnut
Curved "Journalist" Desk with Open Back Display Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century secretary style desk with open display shelf.
Workshop "Compas" Curved Desk Jean Prouvé, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Lyon, FR
Workshop compass desk Jean Prouvé large model office rectangular tray in black laminate with a rounded cut. Piétemement side painted metal. Side boxes hanging on the right and left g...
Steel
Curved Top Glass and Bronze Base Desk, Italy, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Curved top glass and bronze base desk, Italy, 1950s.
Bronze
White Curved Faux Leather Covered Desk (att. Karl Springer)
Located in Miami, FL
Three drawer and spacious desktop
Curved Art Deco Desk Made of Walnut, Second Piece
Located in Senden, NRW
Unique Art Deco desk with a stunning veneer picture. Lovely crafted tabletop with a great, symmetrical walnut-veneer – absolute masterful craftsmanship! Usable as a vintage single de...
Walnut
Jean Prouve Curved Compass Desk, Ateliers Jean Prouve, France, 1953
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jean Prouve's curved compass desk produced by ateliers Jean Prouve, For Steph Simon.
Steel
Spectacular J.C. Moreux Solid Oak Carved Curved Desk with Lion's Leg
By Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in Paris, ile de france
Spectacular J.C. Moreux solid oak carved curved desk with lion's leg.
Oak
Large 1950s Wooden Italian Curved Writing Table Brass Mid-Century Modern 'B'
By Ico Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
Rare Italian writing table, attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, 1950s vintage piece, brass handles, freestanding, very rare piece, curved design, large and solid.
Brass
Elegant Italian 1950s Curved Writing Desk by Dassi
By Dassi Lissone
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Solid sculptured wood slender legs and structure and beautiful burl wood. Two drawers, curved shape. Cast brass keys. Black glass top. Dassi Milano.
Mid Century Italian Curved Five Drawers Writing Desk
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Italian desk with a fan shape, in the front five drawers two for each side smaller and a wider central one. This desk of the 40s in walnut and bird eyes maples has beautiful handles ...
Wood
Sold|$2,800
Danish Modern Teak Curved Desk
Located in Belmont, MA
Danish Modern Teak Curved Desk. Four drawers with recessed pulls on either side with a large open shelf in the back as well as small cabinet with a door. Key not included.
Teak
Sold|$6,500
French Merisier Curved Desk, circa 1950
Located in Dallas, TX
French merisier curved desk, circa 1950. $6500.
Wood
Sold|$8,200
Vintage Macassar Desk with Curved Tabletop
Located in Senden, NRW
Slightly curved desk from the middle of the 20th century. Newly restored single piece with a beautiful Macassar veneer. On the chair side you will find an open storage compartment an...
Macassar, Lacquer
Mid-Century Italian Teak Veneer Curved Desk, 1960s
Located in Savona, IT
This curved desk was produced in Italy during the 1960s. The desk is made from teak veneer and features an original glass top.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Rosewood Curved Desk by Vittorio Dassi, circa 1950
By Mobilificio Dassi, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Rome, IT
A sculptural rosewood desk with floating glass top, designed and produced by Vittorio Dassi, circa 1950. These desks were dedicated to an audience formed by professionals and senior...
Brass
Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen Mid-Century Curved Front Teak Desk C. 1960
By Svend Åge Madsen, Sigurd Hansen Møbelfabrik
Located in Belmont, MA
Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen mid-century curved front teak desk, circa 1960. Gorgeous rounded front teak mid-century desk with gracious curved fin on top. Exquisitely craft...
Teak
Sold|$11,500
Art Deco Curved Writing Desk in Rosewood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome curved half-round desk with rosewood veneer and high gloss lacquer finish. The desk features a modernistic design with three curved drawers and two stacked open curved shelves.
Lacquer, Rosewood
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
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