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Circa 1960's Mid-Century Leather Top Walnut Desk by Sligh Furniture Co. Chicago
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Circa 1960's mid-century leather top walnut desk by Sligh Furniture Co. Chicago
Nice quality solid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 29 in W 48 in D 24 in
Beautiful Angelo Mangiarotti Teak Desk, 1952
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful, unique desk, and sculptural desk designed by Angelo Mangiarotti.
Angelo Mangiarotti
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Teak
Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons Italian Walnut Asymmetrical Desk
By Bertha Schaefer, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Diminutive midcentury angled student desk in Italian walnut designed by Bertha Schaefer for M
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Metal
Ico Parisi Wood and Laminate toilette desk with mirror, Hotel Lorena, 1960
By Ico Parisi, Bernini
Located in Rome, IT
Ico and Luisa Parisi vanity desk from Hotel Lorena, Grosseto
manufacured by Ditta Bernini
Italy
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Mirror, Laminate, Wood
H 29.53 in W 17.72 in D 29.53 in
Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Dakota Jackson post modern Art Deco style executive partners desk featuring mahogany with
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 30 in W 96 in D 42 in
Gucci, Italy - Vintage Equestrian Letter Holder / Desk Organizer c.1975
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
perfect desk accessory for the horse lover or equestrian devotee.
What makes this piece so special is the
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Metal
Free Shipping
H 5.75 in W 6.75 in D 6 in
Rare Mid-Century Modern Walnut Push-Button Executive Desk by SLS Environetics
By Lehigh Leopold
Located in Lafayette, IN
This ultra-rare and ultra-cool desk features a black steel frame, walnut veneer cabinet and brushed
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
H 29 in W 60 in D 30 in
Chinoiserie Regency Desk Arm Chair by Interior-Crafts of Chicago, circa 1960's
By Interior Crafts
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare chinoiserie/regency style arm chair by Interior-Crafts of Chicago.
Beautifully painted and
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 34.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Carl Sandburg, Chicago Historical Society Museum
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Carl Sandburg, 1960: the American poet and biographer of Abraham Lincoln sits at a desk belonging
Category
1960s Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
C Print
Liz Taylor Smelling Smell-O-Vision, Chicago, 1960
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two Leopards Spotted, Chicago 1974, Brookfield Zoo, Signed and Framed.
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
Category
1970s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in
Seurat's A La Grande Jatte with Marcel Marceau, Chicago, 1958
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
"Sunday Afternoon" at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Art Shay
A La Grande Jatte, 1958
silver gelatin print
Category
1970s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Nixons on LaSalle Street, Chicago, 1968, Color Photograph, Signed on Back
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
campaign trail during the 1968 presidential election. The photograph was taken on Chicago's famed LaSalle
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hugh Hefner in His Bedroom Office, Chicago 1961, Black and White Photography
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
"Nelson Algren's Chicago: Photographs by Art Shay", page 34. Hugh Hefner liked Algren and vice
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 16 in W 20 in D 1.25 in
Mafia Boss Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo in Front of Big Lion, Chicago 1959
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
“Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blues Great Howlin' Wolf, Chicago 1966, Framed Black and White Photo by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mid-20th Century Cedric Hartman chrome desk lamp
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Cedric Hartman chrome desk lamp
Simple yet sleek Cedric Hartman chrome desk lamp
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Chrome
Double Axis Scan Globe A/S with Raised Topography A good quality Desk Globe
By Danemark
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Double Axis Scan Globe A/S with Raised Topography
A good quality Desk Scan Globe A/S (©Replogle
Category
1960s Art Deco Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Paper
Eyeball Freak, Circus Side Show Curiosity, Silver Gelatin Print, Framed, 1952
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
“Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marlon Brando, Libertyville, Illinois, 1950 - Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Libertyville, Illinois, just north of Chicago. Looking straight into Art's lens, Brando is innocent of the
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
A Farm Grandma Waiting for Kids, 1951
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
“Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tracks to War, New Jersey, 1943, Black and White Photograph, Signed, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gale Sayers #40, 1966 - Color Photograph by Art Shay for Sports Illustrated
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Archival Pigment
Car Reflection, 1958, Black and White Photograph Appeared in LIFE Magazine
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Titter, Scantily Clad Woman Viewing Titter Magazine, 1950 Vintage Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blues Guitarist, Buddy Guy, 1966, Playing Guitar, Framed Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
“Art Shay is America’s
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Archival Pigment
Palmer Ready to Win His 2nd Masters, Augusta, Georgia 1960, Vintage Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the
Category
1960s Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 19.75 in W 15.75 in D 1 in
Caitlyn Bruce Jenner, Montreal Olympics, 1976, Black and White Photograph Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
“Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
1970s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Deerfield Protestors, 1963, Activists at Rally at Dusk, Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, 1961, The Rat Pack
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
“Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Killers For Hire, JFK, South Dakota 1960, Black and White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 11 in W 14 in D 1.5 in
I Am A Man - Color Signed Photograph, 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker Protest
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
President
“I have one of Art Shay’s pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iceman - Children Gathered Around an Ice Cream Vendor circa 1949, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Archival Pigment
Woman in Sheer Dress, Silver Gelatin Black & White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nakedly Patriotic, 1970, Peaceful Gathering, Nude Female, Archival Pigment Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chita Rivera BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Costume Drawing Tony Awards
Located in New York, NY
including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and a Drama League Award. She was the first Latina and the
Category
1960s American Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Cocobolo Rosewood Dining Table by Don S. Shoemaker for Señal S.A. of Mexico
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Chattanooga, TN
dining table, desk or conference table. Lovingly restored by our in-house cabinet shop, this cocobolo
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Rosewood, Cocobolo
H 30.25 in W 53.5 in D 96 in
Jessica Lange at her Minnesota Cottage, 1976, Black and White Photograph, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
Category
1970s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alan Siegel Post-Modern Craftsman 'Tongue' Chair, Signed & Dated 1981
By Alan Siegel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Siegel, exhibited in 1981 at the Betsy Rosenfield Gallery in Chicago. Signed and dated (1981) by the
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Wood
6 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
living or family room… or any room you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
6 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Thonet, Falcon, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
room… or any room you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
8 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Thonet, Falcon, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
room… or any room you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
8 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
living or family room… or any room you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
4 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Thonet, Falcon, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
room… or any room you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
4 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Thonet, Falcon, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
living or family room… or any room you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Smiling Ray Kroc, 1965, McDonald's First Franchise in Des Plaines, IL, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the
Category
1960s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Silver Gelatin
10 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Thonet, Falcon, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but if you need
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
10 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Thonet, Falcon, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but if you need several, they will be fabulous around your
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli, circa 1958
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Berlin, DE
Adjustable steel desk lamp all, black lacquered aluminum reflector.
Manufacturer by O-Luce
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
12 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Thonet, Falcon, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but if you need several, they will be fabulous
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
12 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Josef Hoffmann, Falcon, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but if you need
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Josef Hoffmann, Falcon, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
room… or any room you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Josef Hoffmann, Falcon, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
you choose!! Maybe you only need one for your bedside, student desk, or vanity… but if you need
Category
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
H 33.75 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Balcomb Greene Wind Ocean Sun 1963
By Balcomb Greene
Located in Hudson, NY
Chicago, Chicago, IL
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
Wadsworth
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Post-Modern Gold Ionic Capital Rings Stanley Tigerman
Located in Chicago, IL
concierge desk in Pensacola Place Apartment Complex in Chicago (1978-1981), for example, takes
Category
1980s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Oak and Brass Car Cabinet by Bjørn Engø, Norwegian Modern, Norway, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
some rectilinear cabinets in a post-functionalist spirit. Worth noting was Engø's desk chair with
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 48.04 in W 47.25 in D 17.13 in
Balcomb Greene "The Cliffs", 1978
By Balcomb Greene
Located in Hudson, NY
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Modern Maurice Villency Black Vinyl Faux Leather Button Back Cube Club Chair
By Maurice Villency
Located in Topeka, KS
den, or across from your desk in the study.
Maurice Villency began designing in the 1950’s at his
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Chrome
Intersecting Magic Square
By Charmion von Wiegand
Located in New York, NY
in Chicago but spent much of her childhood traveling. The daughter of a journalist for Hearst, von
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil
Three to Four Ages of Women - Black and White Street Photography by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
Category
1950s Contemporary Retro Desks Chicago
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 38.5 in W 36.5 in D 1.5 in
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