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Mid-Century Modern Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfect for any home office or study, this beautiful Mid-Century Modern desk shows off a rich
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Desk
Mid-Century Modern Desk
H 36.5 in W 54 in D 30 in
Mid-Century Modern Small Walnut Desk with Round Pulls
Located in Belmont, MA
Mid-Century Modern small walnut desk with round pulls, circa 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

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

Small Desk, Kids Desk or Writing Table by Torck, 1950s
By Torck
Located in Schagen, NL
The cutest piece in stock! This small oak veneered writing table, (kids)desk or Secretaire was
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Small Desk by Ben Thompson for Design Research
By Ben Thompson, Design Research
Located in Belmont, MA
Mid-Century Modern walnut small desk by Design Research, circa 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Maplewood Writing Table - Vintage Ebony Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A freestanding, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing table 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, Chrome

Rare Small Desk for Bloch, by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This writing table by Joaquim Tenreiro is a paragon of Brazilian mid-century modernism
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Small Wooden Italian Writing Desk with Brass Details
Located in Madrid, ES
Writing desk made in Italy, circa 1960s. The desk has been partially restored and has a tabletop
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Victorian-Style White Painted Wicker and Wood Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Victorian-style white painted wicker writing desk with a wooden rectangular with
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Wicker

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

Desk, Wooden Nails, Well-Crafted, Scandinavian / Mid-Century Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
wrokmanship, Scandinavian Modern, mid-1900s. The desk is beautiful from all sides. Nice patina and stabile
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Italian Mid-Century Modern Small Desk and Chair Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Cute and stylish Italian midcentury modern desk, with a graceful chair, attributed to Paolo Buffa
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Small Teak "Varie" Writing Desk By Arne Wahl Iversen
By IKEA, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Arne Wahl Iversen Manufacturer: IKEA Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 39.5 wide x 17.75 deep x 29.5 tall. Condition: In excellent original c...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Mid-Century Modern Double Pedestal Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
Sleek Mid-Century Modern twin pedestal desk, circa 1960s. Featuring Classic blonde wood and simple
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Vintage 1960s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Danish Mid-Century Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage writing desk made in Denmark features three drawers and plenty of small storage
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Danish Mid-Century Desk
Danish Mid-Century Desk
H 34 in W 50 in D 27.5 in
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

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Brass

Danish Modern Teak Executive Writing Desk with Sled Legs
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Danish Modern executive writing desk features teak construction with original finish, six
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Bernhardt Pedersen Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Roll Top Desk
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in Plainview, NY
A rare Bernhardt Pedersen & Son Danish Mid Century Modern roll top writing desk crafted from
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

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

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Brass

1960s Italian Midcentury Metal Cross Bar Wood & Brass Small Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Typical Italian Late Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table in black metal cross bar base
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Danish Mid Century Modern Petit Single Pedestal Desk Two Drawers
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut single pedestal two drawers small desk or writing table.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

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

Mid Century Modern G Plan Fresco Teak Desk Or Vanity
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fantastic mid-century teak vanity or desk. Designed in the 60s by Victor Bramwell Wilkins for G
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Gio Ponti Small Desk Mid-Century Italian Design Laminate Brass Walnut
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gio Ponti small desk mid-century Italian design laminate brass walnut. including Certificate of
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

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

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Modern Desk in Walnut
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
panel so it can easily be used as a floating desk. Elegant simple mid century lines with touches of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

French Modern Neoclassical Ebony & Leather Desk /Writing Table, JeanMichel Frank
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical desk in the style of Jean-Michel Frank. The piece
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Hardwood

Mid-Century Folding Desk Magic Box Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
A desk with incredible form and presence. This attractive original magic box desk, cabinet/desk
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Mid-Century Folding Desk Magic Box Desk
Mid-Century Folding Desk Magic Box Desk
H 45.3 in W 64.5 in D 20.38 in
Smaller Danish Lady’s writing desk in mahogany with drawers and brass details
By Fritz Hansen, Ole Wanscher
Located in DK
This smaller Danish modern writing desk was designed ca. 1950 by Danish architect Ole Wanscher
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Bamboo, Wood and Rattan Writing Table Desk with Drawers, Italy 1970s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern bamboo and wicker desk with three drawers, a large one
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Small Mid Century Italian Desk in Metal, Walnut and Formica, around 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Berlin, DE
A charming relic from the mid-20th century, this Small Italian Desk embodies the essence of mid
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid Century Modern Italian Two Part L Shaped Desk, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid Century Modern Italian two part L shaped desk, rosewood with metal drawers. The desks rest on
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Small Desk, 1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small 1970s desk. Small desk in light wood with chrome-plated metal legs. h: 76cm, w: 60cm, d
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Small Desk, 1970.
Small Desk, 1970.
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
Dassi Desk walnut Mid-Century Modern Brass Minimal Scultural 1950s Italian
By Dassi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Dassi small desk rosewood Mid-Century Modern brass minimal scultural 1950s Italian. Colored glass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

small modernist desk
By Jacques Hitier
Located in TARBES, FR
Small modernist style desk in wood and steel, tubular leg and brass wrist, some signs of wear and
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

small modernist desk
small modernist desk
H 29.53 in W 40.16 in D 23.63 in
Vintage Writing Desk, 1970's, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This Vintage writing desk was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970´s. It's made of
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Vintage Writing Desk, 1970's, Czechoslovakia
Vintage Writing Desk, 1970's, Czechoslovakia
H 30.32 in W 59.06 in D 27.56 in
Vintage Writing Desk, 1970´S, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This Vintage writing desk was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970´s. It´s made of
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Vintage Writing Desk, 1970´S, Czechoslovakia
Vintage Writing Desk, 1970´S, Czechoslovakia
H 30.32 in W 53.15 in D 27.56 in
Writing Desk in High Gloss Lacquer
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is a wonderfully versatile and useful piece of furniture. I personally used it as a desk in
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Writing Desk in High Gloss Lacquer
Writing Desk in High Gloss Lacquer
H 30 in W 82 in D 19 in
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

Italian Mid-century Small Wooden Table
Located in Milano, IT
elegant wood grain. The top contains two small drawers, useful for resting documents or writing objects
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Italian Mid-century Small Wooden Table
Italian Mid-century Small Wooden Table
H 19.69 in W 20.08 in D 14.97 in
Rare Five-Piece Drexel Counterpoint Modular Desk Dresser Mid-Century Modern
By John Van Koert
Located in Pemberton, NJ
mirrored desk/vanity and matching desk chair. This set also features two small dressers with three drawers
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry, Mahogany

Midcentury Faux Bamboo Lacquered Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive mid-century modern lacquer painted writing table or desk featuring faux bamboo legs and
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Scandinavian mid century birch pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian mid century birch pedestal desk circa 1940. Excellent example of mid 20th century
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Classic Vintage Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Teak Wood Desk with Drawers
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
design of the Mid-Century Modern era. The piece of furniture will perfectly match into many arrangements
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Teak

Mid-Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Teak Bilateral Desk with Drawers, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
handles well. This elegant and classic form is characteristic of Scandinavian design of the Mid-Century
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Saw Horse Desk with Steel Base and Rectangular Glass Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
This iconic desk, designed in steel and glass, grounds a room without taking up visual space, thus
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Unique wall unit with methacrylate top writing desk
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
COD-CV026 Unique wall unit with methacrylate top writing desk with one drawer, newspaper holder and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century Italian Small Mahogany Schirolli Mantova Writing Table by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Schirolli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing table made of hand carved Mahogany, designed by Gio
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Formica, Mahogany

Wooden Writing Desk with Metal Structure, Italy, 1960s
Located in Madrid, ES
Small writing desk of wood and metal, Formica table top. Front of the two drawers painted in black
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Sears Roebuck & co., Writing Desk, Oak, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small solid oak writing desk from the "Harmony House Ranch-Mode"-series, designed and produced by
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

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

Handcrafted Solid Oak Partners Desk Writing Desk on Wheels, circa 1960
Located in Germantown, MD
Modern comfort and Classic elegance combine in this handcrafted piece to make your house a home
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Mid Century Danish Desk With Shelves By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid Century Drexel Danish Desk with shelves. This desk set has a lot to offer is the foot print it
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Thick Glass Top Glass Base Writing Table Compact Desk
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Slick Mid-Century Modern all thick 3/4" glass design writing table or small desk.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass

1940s Italian Writing Desk in Ash and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, ash, brass, Italy, 1940s Made in Italy, this writing desk is a testament to the
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1940s Italian Writing Desk in Ash and Brass
1940s Italian Writing Desk in Ash and Brass
H 31.3 in W 59.06 in D 27.76 in
Excellent Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Classic roll top desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with leather footrest. This stately executive
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Small Vintage 1950s Italian Desk
Located in London, London
Compact sized desk Red formica top  Red and yellow drawers Geometric shape Italy 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Wood

Small Vintage 1950s Italian Desk
Small Vintage 1950s Italian Desk
H 31.11 in W 38.98 in D 20.87 in
Arne Vodder Boomerang Desk Teak & Brass 1956 Bovirke Denmark Mid Century Modern
By Arne Vodder, Bovirke
Located in Munster, NRW
Arne Vodder 1956 for Bovirke, Denmark rare Boomerang desk ’Model BO85’ in teak with brass handles
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN DESK Model CM 172 by PIERRE PAULIN, THONET, France 1950
By Pierre Paulin
Located in PARIS, FR
A rigorous and luxurious small desk, Modernist, Constructivist, Reconstruction, black lacquered
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Danish Oak Desk attributed to Henning Kjaernulf, mid-century
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
characteristic shaped legs in baroque style fits perfectly with the modern take on classical writing desks
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

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Small Mid Century Modern Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic small mid century modern writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each small mid century modern writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a small mid century modern writing desk, we have 1058 options in-stock, while there are 21 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer small mid century modern writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each small mid century modern writing desk bearing mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one small mid century modern writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Cees Braakman, UMS Pastoe and George Nelson produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Small Mid Century Modern Writing Desk?

Prices for a small mid century modern writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $212 and can go as high as $210,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,886.

A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.