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Studio BBPR Small Adjustable Desk for the Olivetti Store in New York, Italy 1954
By Studio BBPR
Located in Milan, IT
Studio BBPR Small adjustable work desk and typewriter station made for the Olivetti store in New
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Art Deco Desktop Calendar & Chrome Weather Station With Barometer
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Chrome Frame With Black Painted Base Reg. No 843105 Art Deco 'Unigraph' desk weather station with a
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome

Modern Scandinavian Wooden Work Desk and Side Table
By Interior architects FYRA
Located in Halikko, Finland
– even if not used as a work desk. Made by Choice’s Fem desk is a multifunctional work-from-home station
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writ...

Materials

Ash

Antique Victorian Watchmakers Desk Georgian Taste Hardwood & Brown Leather
Located in GB
taste with period brown leather top and sorting drawer. A good looking and well made small desk or
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Antique 1880s English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

"Moleskine" Portable Atelier Desk Designed by Philippe Nigro for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Negro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
black and enriched by oak details. Its small size and linear design make this elegant desk perfect to be
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Early Victorian Oak Escritoire Desk Oriental Tapestry Laptop Work Table Campaign
Located in GB
We are delighted to this very rare Victorian oak Escritoire drop front desk with Oriental tapestry
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tapestry, Oak

ClassiCon Pegasus Desk in Black with Leather by IF Group & Tilla Goldberg
By Ippolito Fleitz Group and Tilla Goldberg
Located in New York, NY
The Pegasus Home Desk is a small, ingeniously conceived home workplace that provides space for the
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Nautical themed Desk Compendium Industrial rotating Globe Clock
Located in London, GB
A combined timepiece, weather station and globe desk piece industrial clock. Constructed of onyx
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Antique 1880s French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

"Moleskine" Portable Atelier Stool Designed by Philippe Nigro for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Negro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oak details. Its small size and linear design make this elegant desk perfect to be used in different
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Amethyst Paperweight on Crystal Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
desk or work station or on a cocktail table. A beautiful piece.
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20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Amethyst, Crystal

Gold Plated Boy Holding a Large Jade Sphere on a Carrara Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
unique and different - a compliment to many spaces. Works well on a desk or work station. Also a
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20th Century European Modern Paperweights

Materials

Carrara Marble

Count Gleichen’s shrapnel paperweight. Russian and English, 1854
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
conceived ideas not to be bounded within the confines of the small life of a German principality. So he ran
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Antique 1880s English Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Silver

Multi Color Handled Letter Opener or Dagger with Stone Between Silver Spacers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
station or desk. small, but sharp and ready to burn through the fan mail we all receive on a daily basis
Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers

Materials

Silver, Steel

Italian Scissor and Letter Opener Set in Leather Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A compliment to any desk or work station, the pair of Scissors and letter opener are housed in a
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers

Materials

Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel

Lovely Small Harrods London Reh Kennedy Military Campaign Writing Bureau Desk
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London, Harrods
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely small R.E.H Kennedy made, Harrods London retailed military
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20th Century English Campaign Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Ribbed Solid Brass Planter or Desk Container
Located in Los Angeles, CA
desk or work station for a variety of things, including paperclips, rubber bands or stamps a beautiful
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20th Century Organic Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Brass

English Bronze Dish in the Shape of a Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze and makes a great desk accessory or decorative piece. Can be used for desk or work station
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20th Century English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Alabaster 4 Inch Velvet Lined Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
supplies on the desk or work station and also ideal for 420. A beautiful simple 4 inch square box that
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Red Kosta Boda Bowl by Anna Ehrner
By Anna Ehrner, Kosta Boda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
supplies at a work station, floating a bud or desk or simple decorative,
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20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Repoussé Pedestal Casket Box of Brass and Metal with Glass Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
any desk or work station, night stand piece to store rings, or for the guest room. Also a compliment
Category

Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Expandable Metal Brass Telescope Wrapped in Leather with Silver Caps for Lens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
functional, but it's vintage. A compliment to many rooms, desks or work stations - clever and unique.
Category

20th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver, Brass, Stainless Steel

Midcentury Danish Rosewood Secrétaire, 1960s
Located in Elshout, NL
Easy does it: a writing desk when you want it to be one! This writing desk has it all is made in
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Rosewood

Midcentury Danish Rosewood Secrétaire, 1960s
Midcentury Danish Rosewood Secrétaire, 1960s
H 44.89 in W 33.47 in D 17.72 in
Lidded Alabaster Stash or 420 Box on Brass Paw Feet with Red Lined Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
on any desk or work station as well.
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Folk Art Terracotta Cat Egg Cup or Votive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
votive or small office supplies, like paper clips or even 420. a complaint to a desk, shelf or work
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20th Century French Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Franco Albini Table 840 Stadera Wood and Steel by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1954. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This table/writing desk
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Wall Shelf or Console, Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
stunning curved rattan decorations.The top of the shelf is made in small bamboo canes with three arms in
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

Midcentury Wall Shelf or Console, Rattan and Bamboo, Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
curved rattan decorations all over the frame. The top of the shelf is made in small bamboo canes with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

Mother and Child -miniature figurative bronze by New York artist Noa Bornstein
By Noa Bornstein
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
This lovely small bronze in a warm honey brown patina is a depiction of a mother enveloping her
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Arts and Crafts Ibach Grand Piano Mahogany Designed by Dutch Architect Cuypers
Located in Leeds, GB
open work music desk features twisted brass spindles and small blocks of carved, stylised foliage. The
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

1960s Italian Franco Albini Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Stool
By Franco Albini
Located in Carimate, Como
composing the structure while the top part is made of curvy intertwined smaller bamboo canes. The overall
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Gold Brass "Light Ball" by Flos, Italian Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Castiglioni 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
markets. Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil manufacturing facility in Merano, had already been creating
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Brass

Franco Albini Table 840 Stadera Wood and Steel by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
desk, designed by Franco Albini consists of two trapezoidal planes, one smaller than the other, on a
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

White "Light Ball" by Flos, Italian Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Castiglioni 1960s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
small Eisenkeil manufacturing facility in Merano, had already been creating furniture alongside design
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

Lighting Castiglioni Gold Metal "Light Ball" Italian Sconce for Flos, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
life for both the Italian market and the foreign markets. Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 16th century carved Spanish oak writing desk and cabinet, with
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Castiglioni Midcentury Chromed Metal "Light Ball" Italian Sconce for Flos, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
the Italian market and the foreign markets. Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil manufacturing
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Castiglioni Metal "Light Ball" Italian Sconce for Arteluce and Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Arteluce, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
life for both the Italian market and the foreign markets. Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

English Edwardian Folding Games Table
Located in Hudson, NY
. Internally set with two ashtrays and two small compartments with hinged lids. The table also features two
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Edwardian Folding Games Table
English Edwardian Folding Games Table
H 26.75 in W 30 in D 30 in
Pierre Jeanneret 'Senat' Chair Designed for Chandigarh's High Court, 1959-60
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
court of Chandigarh although they were also used in smaller numbers among some of the other
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Teak, Upholstery

Castiglioni Midcentury Metal "Light Ball" Italian Sconce for Flos, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
markets. Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil manufacturing facility in Merano, had already been
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

German Art Deco Chrome and Lucite Desktop Aquarium Style Weather Station
By Lufft
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stylish German Art Deco desktop weather station features a chrome-plated thermometer
Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Box Table in White Oak for Dining or Conference
By Matt Gagnon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
desk. Whether as a collaborative work table in a small office or a family everything table the box
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21st Century and Contemporary American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Gilt & Patinated Bronze Jardiniere, Circa 1880
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
designing future interiors and buildings. He understood that technological advances of slender tubing, small
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Antique Late 19th Century Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Ormolu

Danish Modern Teak 'Desk In A Box' Work Station
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
open to reveal a full work station. Features a slide out desk top / work surface with drawer underneath
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Mummenthaler & Meier Foldable Desk, Working station, Magic Box, 1960s
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in Schagen, NL
This absolute phenominal writing desk, was designed by Mummenthaler and Meier, circa 1960s. This
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Maple, Teak

Vintage Host Station with Goose-Neck Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage industrial wooden host, hostess, maître d', greeting stand, standing desk. Hinged top opens
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

Vintage Host Station with Goose-Neck Lamp
Vintage Host Station with Goose-Neck Lamp
H 48.25 in W 28.25 in L 48.25 in
Antique Mahogany Davenport Maitre D Station
Located in Bournemouth, GB
A Superior Quality Maitre D's Station In The Form Of A Well Proportioned Davenport Desk. The
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Davenport Maitre D Station
Antique Mahogany Davenport Maitre D Station
H 36.23 in W 33.08 in D 25.2 in
Figured Walnut Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
of House Walnut Reception Greeter, the front of the desk has a small gallery over a panelled face. At
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Antique Early 1900s Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

French Painted Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
small cash drawer beneath The Reception desk is in good condition, it has an original shabby French
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Antique 1890s French Provincial Desks

Materials

Paint

French Oak Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Front of House Oak Greeter, the front of the desk has neat gallery, with a small access opening in the
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Antique Late 19th Century Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Oak

Handsome Mahogany Library Stand or Small Writing Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Great looking mahogany stand with adjustable writing surface, great for a small nook or apartment
Category

Early 2000s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Desk with Drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
Scandinavian 1960s teak desk. A beautiful and functional desk thanks to its small size and
Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Vintage Desk with Drawers
Vintage Desk with Drawers
H 28.75 in W 46.86 in D 22.45 in
Teak Danish Modern Secretary Desk
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
convenient work station. Desk top slides out easily. Mini drawers keeps small items organized. Locking
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Teak Danish Modern Secretary Desk
Teak Danish Modern Secretary Desk
H 44 in W 37.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Victorian Carved Flame Mahogany Chicago Railroad Desk, circa 1850
Located in South Bend, IN
desk. The desk came from a Chicago railway station and was made by Tillman Silsbee & Co. of Detroit, MI
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Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Lovely Original Theodore Alexander Folding Campaign Desk Brown Leather Surface
By Theodore Alexander
Located in GB
top to reveal a brown leather work top, ideal as a small work station with a laptop We have cleaned
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20th Century English Campaign Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

Henkel Harris Solid Cherry "Lady Astor" Queen Anne Desk and chair
Located in Plainview, NY
front suitable for a work station, a single drawer and a fitted interior with multiple small storage
Category

Vintage 1980s American Queen Anne Desks

Materials

Brass

17th Century Carved Oak Bible Box Reading Slope Desk on Stand Bureau
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
17th century carved oak Bible box reading slope desk on stand This is a lovely old Bible box
Category

Antique 17th Century English Gothic Desks

Small 18th Century Swedish Cabinet or Drop Front Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Baroque wood desk or Hostess station; has four small drawers, one medium drawer and one large
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Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Wood

'Station Wagon' Nightstands by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture, c 1945, Signed
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
small chest of drawers, or in an office as desk drawers under a table. Perfect for a California Modern
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Bookcase with drop-down desk
Located in Brescia, IT
a study, living room or bedroom. Thanks to the flap top it turns into a small desk, ideal as a smart
Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Bookcase with drop-down desk
Bookcase with drop-down desk
H 79.53 in W 34.26 in D 16.93 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic small desk station available at 1stDibs. A small desk station — often made from metal, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Find 98 options for an antique or vintage small desk station now, or shop our selection of 10 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the small desk station you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A small desk station made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. Flos, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Achille Castiglioni each produced at least one beautiful small desk station that is worth considering.

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A small desk station can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,618, while the lowest priced sells for $140 and the highest can go for as much as $54,969.
Questions About Small Desk Station
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.