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Italian Modernist Glass Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist glass top desk. Mahogany with fruitwood inlay details, patinated brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Mahogany

Italian Modernist Glass Top Desk
Italian Modernist Glass Top Desk
H 31.75 in W 69.75 in D 31.75 in
Modernist Teak Rollup Secretary Desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy, 1960s
By F.P. Fratelli Proserpio 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Modernist Italian 1960s teak compact rollup secretary desk by Fratelli Proserpio. Writing surface
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Modernist lacquered wood executive desk
Located in New York, NY
Modernist lacquered wood five drawer executive desk and with cantilevered top.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Modernist lacquered wood executive desk
Modernist lacquered wood executive desk
H 31.25 in W 63 in D 29 in
Modernist "Omnibus" Desk in Maple and Thuja Wood
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Architect Piero Portaluppi created the “omnibus” desk for his home, solving a practical issue with
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Luigi Olivieri , rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple
By Luigi Olivieri
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2136 Luigi Olivieri Rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple with ground glass top and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Mid Century Italian Desk by Fratelli Proserpio
By Fratelli
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
DESK BY FRATELLI PROSERPIO This vintage Modernist writing desk produced in Italy in the 1960's by
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Mid Century Italian Desk by Fratelli Proserpio
Mid Century Italian Desk by Fratelli Proserpio
H 35.04 in W 35.83 in D 21.66 in
Modernist Italien writing desk with drawers and light blue Formica table top.
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Rare modernist desk with mahogany veneer and light blue Formica table top. The three drawers are
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Wood

Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Charming desk from the characteristic Italian style of Ico Parisi. The table has a very clean line
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Franco Albini Italian Midcentury Desk for Knoll 70's
By Franco Albini
Located in bari, IT
Stickers.Stunning Franco Albini '1928' desk for Knoll international, this example 1958. A pebbled
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Fratelli Proserpio Writing Table Teak Desk by, Italy, Mid-Century
By Fratelli Prosperio
Located in Vienna, AT
Teak rollup secretary desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy 1960's. Modernist compact writing desk
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak, Hardwood

Modernist Perforated Italian Wastepaper Bin in Grey Metal and Brass, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Modernist perforated Italian Wastepaper bin in grey metal and brass Italy 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Metal, Brass

Gianfranco Frattini Wood table or desk for Bernini Italian Design 1950s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Milan, IT
The desk is designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1950's for Bernini , a perfect example of Italian
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Documented Ico and Luisa Parisi Mid-Century Modern Italian Executive Desk
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
This iconic Mid-Century Modern executive desk was the result of a collaboration between the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Rare Mid Century Fontana Arte Modernist Glass Pen Stand & Ashtray Desk Set
By Fontana Arte
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1950's Thick slabs of light sea green glass pen stand and ashtray desk set by the esteemed
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Glass

Fontana Arte 1950s Modernist Glass Pen Holder or Stand and Ashtray Desk Set
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Max Ingrand (attributed) for Fontana Arte desk set featuring a pen holder or stand with a tray and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Glass

Gio Ponti Desk for RIMA Made in Walnut, Chromed Steel and Plastic. Italy, 1950s
By RIMA, Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
smooth and comfortable writing surface. Notably, the desk is marked with "Rima Padova Italy" on its
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

A NEO-CLASSICAL ART-DECO SHABBY-CHIC Desk and a Chair by DAL VERA, Italy 1960
By Dal Vera
Located in PARIS, FR
, Modernist, desk with geometric bamboo structure and woven wicker tops, 2-drawer box with bronze/brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Modernist "Little House" Bookend
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Bookend directly inspired by the famous house of the architect Portaluppi present in various forms in all his works. A small house welcomed its guests at the entrance of his apartmen...
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2010s Italian More Desk Accessories

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Brass

Modernist "Little House" Bookend
Modernist "Little House" Bookend
H 7.25 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Mid-Century Marble, Onyx Marquetry Desk Set Box, Pen Holder, Ruler, Italy 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare functional 1960s Mid-Century modernist desk accessories set crafted in Italy in the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Onyx, Marble

Gucci Italy Brown Leather Desk Set Pen Holder with Gold Plated Equestrian Decor
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gucci Italy designed this luxury modernist desktop accessory during the 1970s. The pen cup holder
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Desk Sets

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Metal, Gold Plate

Franco Albini for Poggi Model 840 Stadera Desk
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Milano, IT
. Model 840. Made of noble wood for its shelf, the desk is the perfect modernist element of great Italian
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Franco Albini for Poggi Model 840 Stadera Desk
Franco Albini for Poggi Model 840 Stadera Desk
H 29.34 in W 56.3 in D 32.68 in
Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, model 80, glass, lacquered wood, lacquered steel, Italy, 1949 Franco
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
H 27.37 in W 43.31 in D 26.38 in
Gio Ponti: Monumental Executive Desk in Reeded Walnut and Brass, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
pieces of the 1930's, is here updated in an angular, modernist plissé. Italy, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Brass

A Mid-Century Writing Desk Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Mid-Century writing desk. Mahogany and beech wood with three draws and lift up hinged top
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Parchment Faceted Art Deco Desk, circa 1970
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
to something both classical and majestic. The desk was restored in Italy with local craftsmen using
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Vintage 1970s European Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Parchment Faceted Art Deco Desk, circa 1970
Parchment Faceted Art Deco Desk, circa 1970
H 29.5 in W 70.88 in D 31.5 in
20th Century Marcel Breuer for Gavina Desk mod. Canaan
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Turin, Turin
Marcel Breuer was a Hungarian-German modernist architect and furniture designer. He became one of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Wood

Franco Albini for Knoll Desk Model '1928' in Glass and Metal
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, desk model '1928', glass, wood, chromed steel, Italy, design 1949
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Mid Century Modern Model T333 desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Tecno
Located in London, GB
, Italy. In spite of Arredamenti Borsani’s traditional approach, Osvaldo, designed the modernist Casa
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

20th Century French Art Deco large Oak Vintage Office Desk / Writing Table
Located in New York City, NY
Crafts, Black Forest, Modernist, Italian design, Post Modern, Contemporary.... Base footprint is 57 1/4
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20th Century French Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

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Glass, Walnut

Amazing Paperweight in Black Marble by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Catania, IT
Italian architect, designer, teacher and urban planner Angelo Mangiarotti was a leading light in the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Marble

Italian Modernist Style Walnut Table Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
Italian modernist style walnut table desk with the four splayed fitted with brass hoofs. Italy
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Vintage 1950s Italian Tables

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Walnut

1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Table Clock in the Style of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Particular table clock made in Italy in the 1950s, good conditions overall, it's in perfect working
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex 'Albenga' Armchair
By Gustavo Pulitzer Finali
Located in New York, NY
Italian architect and designer Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex chic and modernist 'Albenga' armchair
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel

20th Century Enzo Mari Danese Paperweight Mod. Tokelau in Iron and Polyurethane
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Turin, Turin
Very modernist Paperweight designed by the great designer Enzo Mari for the manufacturer Danese
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Paperweights

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Stainless Steel, Iron

Modernist Italian 800 Silver Desk/Jewellery Box c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A great looking box, Italian in origin made from 800 silver wrapped around a wooden interior
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Modernist Italian 800 Silver Desk/Jewellery Box c.1960
Modernist Italian 800 Silver Desk/Jewellery Box c.1960
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H 1.63 in W 7.75 in D 4.13 in
Danish modern 1960 armchair by master cabinet maker Jacob Kjaer
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in København K, 84
Very rare danish modern arm chair by master cabinet maker and modernist pioneer, Jacob Kjaer
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Hardwood, Leather

Original 1960s Midmod Modernist Italian Stilnovo Style Desk Light, Italy, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
1960s desktop light. Origin Italy, in style of Stilnovo, 1960s. Rare 1960s table light
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Rare Gucci Solid Sterling Silver Lion's Paw Letter Opener
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
mounted with an elegant modernist carved piece of Ebony wood. Dating to c.1960, it remains in superb
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers

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Sterling Silver

Rare Gucci Solid Sterling Silver Lion's Paw Letter Opener
Rare Gucci Solid Sterling Silver Lion's Paw Letter Opener
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H 0.75 in W 10.25 in D 1.25 in
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Italian Modernist Design Covered Box Desk Set
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic covered box with target design and cup desk set created by Bruno Gambone of Florence, Italy
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Modernist Enameled Yellow Desk Lamp
By Isaq Hosoe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Modernist enameled bright yellow gooseneck desk lamp with black iron base. Snake desk style lamp
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome, Iron

Brushed Steel Industrial Modernist Tubular Desk Task Lamp, Italy 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Brushed steel desk lamp adjustable in three directions on a square base.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Table Lamps

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Steel

Modernist Black Vintage Metal Desk Lamp Ala by Rodolfo Bonetto, Italy, 1983
By Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in Vienna, AT
The modernist black vintage desk lamp Mod. No. 4055 was designed by Rodolfo Bonetto 1983 and
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Memphis Style Black Brown Modernist Office Chair Desk Chair Matteo Grassi, Italy
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Vienna, AT
Memphis style Black and Brown modern swivelling desk chair or office chair attributed to Matteo
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Late 20th Century Modern Armchairs

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Metal

Modernist Cini Boeri for Knoll International Dining Table Desk
By Knoll, Cini Boeri
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous round 59 inch diameter glass top table which sits cantilevered on a stainless steel base. Internally locked on and with 5 heavy duty weights to counter balance the table. St...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

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Stainless Steel, Iron

Vico Magistretti for Oluce. "Slalom" desk lamp in modernist style.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vico Magistretti for Oluce, "Slalom" desk lamp in modernist style. Painted metal and red plastic
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

1980s Mangiarotti Style Modernist White Ceramic Round Italian Ashtray
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
sophistication to any tabletop or desk. The ashtray embodies the essence of Italian design excellence, marrying
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Modernist Vintage Desk Lamp by Hans Von Klier, 1980s, Germany
By Hans Von Klier
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage black lacquered desk or architect lamp designed by Hans Von Klier 1980s and
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Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

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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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian Modernist Black Marble, Lapis, Tiger, Pink Rhodochrosite Butterfly Box
By Richard Blow
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and hard to find vintage modernist Pietra Dura Italian stone hinged box has an
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

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Lapis Lazuli, Marble

Stilnovo, Modernist Table Lamp, Metal, Brass, Acrylic, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in High Point, NC
A rare Minimalist table or desk lamp. Produced by Stilnovo, Milan, Italy, 1950s. Has a similar
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Mario Botta 'Tesi' Dining Table or Desk for Alias, Italy 1986.
By Mario Botta
Located in Renens, CH
This Mario Botta 'Tesi' table designed in 1986 for Italian iconic edition house Alias, stands as a
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Antique 1680s Italian Post-Modern Tables

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Noel BC Chrome and Brass Metal Desk Set and Box, Italy 1970s
By Noel BC
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Noel BC Italy designed this modernist desk accessory set in the 1970s. The set is
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Midcentury Italian Design Desk Table Lamp by BBPR Studio Chrome and Clear Glass
By Artemide, Studio BBPR
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Italian modernist lamp. It has a chromed steel structure and a chrome glass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Large Modernist Red Marble Vide-Poche / Inkstand
Located in New York, NY
one with the big desk. Italy, circa 1790. Dimensions: 13.5" W x 7.5" D x 3.5" H.
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Red Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
Articulated Mid-Century Modern desk lamp in dark red metal on Teak wood and brass arm is Modernist
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Red Desk Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Red Desk Lamp
H 14.57 in W 8.67 in D 5.52 in
Selection of Modern Desk Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
) Italian woven rattan and black lacquered wood desk chair, circa 1950's. Marked Made In Italy. It measures
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Chrome

Selection of Modern Desk Chairs
Selection of Modern Desk Chairs
H 33 in W 17.5 in D 18.5 in
A 1970s Iconic Gabriella Crespi Modernist Metal and Glass Square Ashtray
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Italian designer. The ashtray consists of a metal square and two glass plates. The two plates are screwed
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Metal

Modernist Banker's Lamp Early 20th Century. Big Size
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
it could have originated in France or Italy since due to its proximity, the exchange of items has
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Early 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps

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Metal

1990s Modernist White and Clear Plexiglass and Silver Square Vide-Poche
By Greggio
Located in Aci Castello, IT
lines and geometric shapes, characteristic of modernist design principles. It has a squaresilhouette
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Sterling Silver

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Italian Modernist Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Italian modernist desk you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, every Italian modernist desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an Italian modernist desk, we have 62 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Italian modernist desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An Italian modernist desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Italian modernist desk over the years, but those crafted by Olivetti, Studio BBPR and Cini Boeri are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is an Italian Modernist Desk?

Prices for an Italian modernist desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $245 and can go as high as $85,852, while the average can fetch as much as $2,488.