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Elegant vintage Italian desk with green glass
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
Transport yourself to the enchanting world of 1950s Italian design, where elegance and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Elegant vintage Italian desk with green glass
Elegant vintage Italian desk with green glass
H 30.71 in W 66.54 in D 31.11 in
Italian Mid-Century Wooden and Glass Writing Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Cute wooden writing desk of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s. The desk is made in the frame
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Desk or Writing Table Glass Crystal Geometric Shape Collectible Design Italy
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
The desk 'Origami' is made of extra-clear crystal glass. Each sheet of extra-clear crystal glass is
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Desk or Writing Table Geometric Glass Crystal Collectible Design Handmade Italy
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
The executive desk 'Origami' is made of extra-clear crystal glass. Each sheet of extra-clear
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Minimal Writing desk Office Table Red Travertine Marble Crystal Glass Italy
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
, writing- or partners desk. Table dimension: L 230 x W 100 x H 75 cm. Dimensions are customizable
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal, Travertine, Marble

Wood and Glass Writing Desk, Designed by Giovanna Azzarello, Made in Italy
By Giovanna Azzarello
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Writing desk with squared lines, with structure made of blockboard and solid wood and glass top
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

1940s Art Deco Italian Walnut Burl Black Glass Waterfall Writing Desk Table
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in veneer burl wood and precious
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Opaline Glass, Wood

Glass desk, Italy 1980
Located in Roma, RM
Glass desk, Italy 1980 Product details Dimensions: 150 W x 72 H x 70.5 D cm
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Vintage 1980s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Glass desk, Italy 1980
Glass desk, Italy 1980
H 28.35 in W 59.06 in D 27.96 in
Gallotti e Radice Glass and Brass Italian Curved Desk Writing Table, 1970
By Gallotti & Radice
Located in Rome, IT
This desk by Gallotti and Radice is still an avant-garde design. All refinement and style, it knows
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Desk or Writing Table Crystal Glass Origami Design Collectible Made in Italy
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
The desk 'Origami' is made of extra-clear crystal glass. Each sheet of extra-clear crystal glass is
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Crystal

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with stylish legs and veneer
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table, inspired to Scandinavian Modern
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Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Writing Desk by Silvio Cavatorta in Solid Walnut and Glass, Italy, 1950's
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large symmetrical desk by Silvio Cavatorta in solid walnut with on both sides 3 drawers and in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Contemporary Writing Desk In Solid Wood and Glass Worktop
By Mondo
Located in New York, NY
The "Writing" desk, a distinguished creation by Giovanna Azzarello for Riva 1920, elegantly
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Glass

1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Wood Brass and Glass Writing Desk Table
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with glass top and beautiful shape of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Unique Italian Sculptural Free Standing Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Executive desk, walnut, brass, glass, Italy, 1950s Made in Italy, this writing desk is designed
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Writing Desk in Wood and Glass with Armchair
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous vintage wooden and glass desk of fine Italian manufacture from the rationalist period of
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Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti Writing desk Vetrocoke furnitures, tempered glass wood, 1939
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant small desk is made of toughened glass panes joined by brass and metal junctions and
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Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Glass Leather Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern desk writing table with stylish carved legs veneer wood
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with 4 beautifully
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Italian Brass and Wood Writing Desk or Dining Table with Glass Top, C 1955
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian brass and wood writing desk or dining table with glass top, C 1955.
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table, in beautiful veneer wood
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Italian Chrome X-Base Trestle Dining Table or Writing Desk
By Pace Collection
Located in Danville, CA
writing desk. The base will easily support a glass or stone top as large as 48 x 108 x 3/4. Base
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stone, Chrome

Swing Writing Desk by Libero Rutilo
By Morelato
Located in Milan, IT
This ash wood writing desk features two drawers on the left, one open compartment on the right, and
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Glass

Swing Writing Desk by Libero Rutilo
Swing Writing Desk by Libero Rutilo
H 29.14 in W 59.06 in D 23.63 in
1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Waterfall Writing Desk Table
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in veneer burl wood with elegant
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Opaline Glass, Wood

Italian Mid-Century Writing Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Step into the allure of mid-century Italian design with this masterfully writing desk crafted in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

20th Century Italian Vintage Rosewood Writing Desk Attributed to Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rectangular, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing desk made of hand crafted polished
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

20th Century Italian Rosewood Writing Desk by Osvaldo Borsani & Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian half-round writing desk with a clear glass top
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Italian desk, wood and colored glass, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian desk, wood and colored glass, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 77 cm; W= 136 cm; D= 68 cm.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stained Glass, Wood

Italian desk, wood and colored glass, 1950s
Italian desk, wood and colored glass, 1950s
H 30.32 in W 53.55 in D 26.78 in
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
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Italian Bent Glass Table/ Desk Attributed to FIAM, Italy
By FIAM
Located in East Hampton, NY
Attributed to FIAM of Italy. Three pieces attached by steel discs, bent glass legs and a solid
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass

Scrivania Brass & Lacquer Signed Writing Desk by Willy Rizzo, Italy, ca. 1972
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Geneva, CH
Beautiful elegant brass and dark brown lacquered wood desk "Scrivania" signed on the bottom of the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

“Molto” bamboo writing desk (limited edition)
Located in Roma, RM
Limited edition “Molto” bamboo writing desk with glass shelf, made from vintage bamboo by our
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Small Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table secretaire, in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Bavero Breccia Imperiale Marble-Effect & Oak Writing Desk
By Morica Design
Located in Milan, IT
Brimming with exclusivity, this writing/vanity desk is an exercise in superb finishes also borrowed
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood, Oak

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with black glass top and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Paolo Buffa Vintage Petite Writing Desk/ Console Table
By Paolo Buffa
Located in East Hampton, NY
This very sweet writing desk with black glass plateau and two tone walnut and wood frame. Two small
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Reception Desk Larch Glass Vinyl Italy Early '900
Located in Milano, IT
Reception desk, larch wood, decorated glass on the front and on one side, vinyl material on the top
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

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

Italian Smaller-Sized Table or Writing Desk w/Shapely Hourglass Legs, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian small sized table, or writing desk, from the 19th century. This antique table from Italy
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern glass desk by Tosi, Italy 1960'
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian desk by Tosi, distinguished by its two glass panels adorned with elegant brass accents. The
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk, Wood and Glass, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk, Wood and Glass, 1950s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Silvio Berrone for Bialetti Headquarters Free Standing Writing Desk
By Silvio Berrone
Located in Waalwijk, NL
glass, Italy, 1955-56 This writing desk is designed by Silvio Berrone for the Bialetti headquarters in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo Wooden Desk Writing Table and Chair
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Melchiorre Bega, Paolo Buffa, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful mid-century Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly upholstered chair
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Modern Walnut Wood Desk Handmade Executive Desk Luxury French Writing Desks
Located in København N, DK
ashes. It only destroys dirt, garbage, husk and soot. I have a stove in my house with a panoramic glass
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21st Century and Contemporary European Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing...

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Steel

Italian Desk, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian desk, 1950s. Dimensions: H=80 cm; W=185 cm; D= 90 cm.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Italian Desk, 1950s
Italian Desk, 1950s
H 31.5 in W 72.84 in D 35.44 in
Italian Vintage Desk in Walnut Wood, Brass and Glass
Located in Milano, IT
The beautiful desk is made in walnut wood, but the top is covered with glass plate giving the dest
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Paolo Piva Style Metal and Glass Desk, Italy, 1970s
By Paolo Piva
Located in Naples, IT
Rectangular dining table with geometric black lacquered metal frame and transparent glass top, in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Stately Wooden Desk with Glass Top, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian mid-century stately wooden desk with glass top 1950s Sturdy multipurpose desk with eight
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Reed and wicker desk with glass shelf and drawers, Italy 1980
Located in Roma, RM
Reed and wicker desk with glass shelf and drawers, Italy 1980 Product details Dimensions: 127 B x
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Vintage 1980s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wicker, Reed, Glass

Rare Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Grissinato Mahogany
By Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti, writing desk, walnut, mahogany, glass, Italy, 1940s This writing table, a rare find
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Mahogany, Walnut

Architectural Table or Desk in Walnut and Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
A beautiful Italian (console) table that can also serve as a desk due to its size. The two large
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Cartesio Writing Desk in Ebony
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Writing desk made with a mix of raw materials: wood, leather, stainless steel and glass. Drawers in
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ebony

Italian Midcentury Desk with Glass Top from the 70s
Located in bari, IT
Typical 70's desk with chromed steel trestles and smoked glass top.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal, Steel

Carlo di Carli: Desk in Fruitwood, Brass, and Glass, Italy 1950s
By Carlo De Carli
Located in New York, NY
command of a dynamic vocabulary that's as visually arresting as it is practical: The desk's glass work
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Glass Top, Bamboo and Wicker Italian Desk with Drawers, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury glass top, bamboo and wicker desk with drawers. This excellent piece was designed in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Glass

Glass and oak modern desk
Located in New York, NY
Glass and oak modern desk.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Glass and oak modern desk
Glass and oak modern desk
H 33.25 in W 47.5 in D 32 in
Italian Desk Attributed to Dassi
By Dassi Lissone
Located in New York, NY
A walnut desk with champagne colored glass top. The desk is stamped, "Amministrazione Imposte
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20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Glass

Italian Desk Attributed to Dassi
Italian Desk Attributed to Dassi
H 31 in W 76.5 in D 34.5 in
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli 2019 Writing Desk with leather top
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Writing desk with base in Pama wood, structure in Sycomoro dark frisè wood, drawers with soft
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper M4 Series Glass and Marble Desk, Italy 1985
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Gruppo Skipper, Fucina
Located in Naples, IT
Table / Desk from the M4 series, design Angelo Mangiarotti, and produced by the company Fucina for
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

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Italian Glass Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Italian glass writing desk available at 1stDibs. An Italian glass writing desk — often made from glass, wood and metal — can elevate any home. There are 234 variations of the antique or vintage Italian glass writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 20 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian glass writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An Italian glass writing desk, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Vittorio Dassi, Dassi and Gallotti & Radice each produced at least one beautiful Italian glass writing desk that is worth considering.

How Much is an Italian Glass Writing Desk?

Prices for an Italian glass writing desk start at $737 and top out at $103,650 with the average selling for $5,281.

Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You

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.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.