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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
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Small Modernist Desk Lamp by Helena Frantova for Okolo
By Helena Frantova
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel chromed table or wall lamp with a torch shaped design from the 1950s.
Fitted with one E14 socket.
Good original condition with new shade.
Two pieces available.
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Handcrafted Modernist Desk Table English Oak
Located in London, GB
A sleek handmade English modernist desk or writing table. Constructed with a traditional 3 wide
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Dutch Art Deco Modernist desk, Netherlands, 1920s
By Tijsseling
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A modestly sized modernist writing desk with an assymetrical design, giving it a Haagse School
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Modernist Desk By Luigi Bartolini - Teak - Ca 1960
By Bartolini
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Modernist office by Luigi Bartolini. Crafted in teak, this desk is composed of a beautiful teak
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
1930's Modernist Desk by Jindrich Halabala for UP Brno
By Jindrich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brno, CZ
An original Modernist desk from the 1930s. This piece has a dignified design with stylish
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Chrome Modernist Space Age Desk Tidy / Holder - Italy c1960s
Located in Gravesend, GB
Rare space age desk tidy, Pot for pens and cut outs to main body for cards.
Chrome finish shows
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
Rare Small Desk for Bloch, by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
avant-garde design. Tenreiro, often hailed as the patriarch of Brazilian modernist furniture, was a
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
H 4.34 in W 41.34 in D 23.63 in
Small Modernist Writing Table, Chromed Steel, Veneered/ Lacquered Wood, Bespoke
Located in Berlin, DE
Small modernist writing table made of chrome plated tubular steel, stained/ veneered/ lacquered
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 30.32 in W 23.63 in D 14.97 in
A MODERNIST SCANDINAVIAN DANSK Secretary DESK by SVEND AAGE MADSEN, 1950 Denmark
By Svend Åge Madsen
Located in PARIS, FR
, Denmark 1950. This small desk represents the essence of modernist Dansk creatitivy. it features beautiful
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
H 30.32 in W 38.59 in D 16.93 in
Handcrafted English Desk
Located in London, GB
A totally unique handcrafted modernist desk designed and made in England by our craftspeople using
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST DESK & CHAIR by LUCIEN CARRIER, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A very beautiful set composed of a chair and a small desk or console, with black lacquered metallic
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
H 30.32 in W 38.59 in D 16.93 in
Handcrafted English Oak Desk
Located in London, GB
A new freestanding modern English oak desk design. Designed and handmade in England using skilled
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
Located in London, GB
Our larger handcrafted Modernist wall mounted oak desk/vanity or console table designed and
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
Gubelin Swiss 1960 Retro Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Enamel
By Gubelin
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Gubelin.
Fabulous desk-table clock, created in Luzern Switzerland by the
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
H 8 in W 6.75 in D 4 in
Modernist "Little House" Bookend
Located in Milan, Lombardy
in all his works. A small house welcomed its guests at the entrance of his apartment in the courtyard
Category
2010s Italian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeon Hole Desk, France/India 1957
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, GB
with his cousin Le Corbusier are especially significant, particularly their codification of modernist
Category
Vintage 1950s Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Albini’s model 80 desk combines glass, steel and wood which resulted in a minimalistic balance. The desk
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
walnut wood. This polished material transforms this desk into a modernist sculpture with sharp, geometric
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak, Hardwood
Jules Wabbes Early Versatile Free-Standing Corner Desk in Wengé
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes, two-part corner writing desk, teak, coated steel, wengé, chrome, Belgium, 1960s
This
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
20th Century French Art Deco large Oak Vintage Office Desk / Writing Table
Located in New York City, NY
An original and unique French kneehole two-tone desk crafted from hand-carved oak and elevated on
Category
20th Century French Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30.75 in W 59.25 in D 33 in
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
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 30.71 in W 41.34 in D 27.56 in
A NEO-CLASSICAL ART-DECO SHABBY-CHIC Desk and a Chair by DAL VERA, Italy 1960
By Dal Vera
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful set composed of a small rectangular desk with 2 drawers and a chair, Art-Deco
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 29.53 in W 47.64 in D 23.23 in
Robert Indiana Style Love Paperweight or Small Sculpture
By Robert Indiana
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
add great modernist character to any desk or office environment.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Macassar Ebony Executive Desk by Bodil Kjaer
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Dorchester, MA
Bodil Kjaer designed the prototype for this impressive modernist desk in 1959 for the Massachusetts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tomado Holland Mid-Century-Modern Metal Desk Office Paper Waste Basket
By Tomado
Located in Atlanta, GA
A functional 1960s Mid-Century-Modern desk accessory, office waste-basket designed by Tomado
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
H 10.44 in W 10.25 in D 7.69 in
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 28 in W 35.25 in D 18.5 in
Pierre Jeanneret X desk with a Model Pj Si 30A Committee Chair, Chandigarh, 60s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Highclere, Newbury
accompanying photographs, the chair fits perfectly under the desk which makes it ideal for a smaller space as
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
H 29.93 in W 54.34 in D 26.38 in
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret Set of 12 Committee Chairs PJ-SI-30-C / Authentic Mid-Century
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
sophisticated proportions and its elegant shape, the chair represents the timeless mindset of modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cowhide, Fur, Teak
H 32.09 in W 22.45 in D 24.41 in
1930's Modernist Desk Lamp
Located in Brno, CZ
This is an original 1930’s office/workshop desk lamp. Due to its design, it is often nicknamed the
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Modernist Desk Lamp Jumo designed by Yves Jujeau and André Mounique
By Yves Jujeau, Maison Jumo, Andre Mounique
Located in London, GB
Modernist desk or table Lamp designed by Yves Jujeau and André Mounique designed for the French
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Small Oak Writing Desk, Mücke Melder, Chrome, Czechia, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Bauhaus Small Oak Writing Desk Made By Mücke Melder.
Maker: Mücke Melder
Material: Oak
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus More Mirrors
Materials
Steel, Chrome
H 27.17 in W 26.78 in D 15.75 in
Martin Visser Style Modernist White Formica and Chrome Table
By Martin Visser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist, nineteen sixties dining table or desk with attractive white Formica top and a polished
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Pink and White Modernist Art Deco Glass Mushroom Table Lamp
By Kralik Glassworks
Located in Amityville, NY
Pink and White Modernist Art Deco Glass Mushroom Table Lamp. Small functionalist, streamline Art
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Hermes, Paris - Silver & Gold Plated Vase / Beaker / Desk Cup
By Hermès
Located in Bath, GB
A rare find, this stunning small vase / beaker / cup is perfect for a small bouquet, pens on a desk
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
A MODERNIST Wardrobe CABINET in the Spirit of ALAIN RICHARD & ARP, France 1950
By ARP (Research Plastic Studio)
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant small wardrobe, Modernist, Bauhaus, Reconstruction, veneer wood structure in clear warm
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
H 63.39 in W 53.94 in D 17.72 in
1930's Modernist Art Deco Console Table in Macassar Wood and Thick Glass Top
Located in Ulm, DE
This console table also works well as a small desk - a real eye-catcher
Asymmetrical, modernist
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Macassar, Glass
H 26.78 in W 45.28 in D 19.69 in
A stoneware desk lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1950s, Denmark
By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Værløse, DK
A curry-colored glazed stoneware desk lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen and made in Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Secretary Desk Cabinet / Bar in Teak Wood
By Paul McCobb
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
resenting a striking midcentury modern desk meticulously fashioned from solid wood, presently
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
H 41 in W 31.75 in D 17.5 in
Small "Mushroom" textured Murano satin Glass Table Desktop Light, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
"Mushroom" table light desk top light
Origin:
Italy
Age:
1970s
Description
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 9.06 in Dm 7.88 in
George Kovacs 1960 Mid Century Modern Large Desk-Table Lamp In Polished Brass
By George Kovacs
Located in Miami, FL
Table desk lamp designed by George Kovacs.
An exceptional, monumental and oversized desk-table
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
A RADICAL POST-MODERN Neon TABLE or DESK LAMP by GERALD ABRAMOVITZ, England 1970
By Gerald Abramovitz, Best & Lloyd
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare table lamp, Post-Modernist, Memphis, Kinetic, Radical Design, Minimalist, rectangular base
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 5.91 in
A Dansk MID-CENTURY-MODERN Scandinavian CHAIR by KAI KRISTIANSEN, Denmark 1950
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in PARIS, FR
An astonishing, thin & elegant chair with compass legs, Modernist, Free Form, Dansk, Scandinavian
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 21.66 in
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen Pastel Red Diablo Table Lamp, 1950s
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small ASEA table, desk or nightstand lamp attributed to Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen and made by ASEA
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
Alvar Aalto for Valaistustyö Ky ‘A704’ Table Lamp in Leather
By Alvar Aalto, Valaistustyö
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Alvar Aalto for Valaistustyö Ky, desk lamp, model ‘A704’, enameled steel, enameled aluminum
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
The "Interlock Table" Custom Plywood Table / The New Bauhaus Chicago
Located in Oakland, CA
of these creatives whose work was central to the Modernist Design explosion of the 1950s in the
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Plywood
Art Deco Bedroom Suite Queen Size Figured Walnut Restored
Located in Oakland, CA
and organization. The vanity table could even be used as a small desk. Each side is flanked with
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Art Deco Bedroom Sets
Materials
Wood
Brazilian Modern Armoire in Hardwood by Moveis Cimo, 1950s, Brazil
By Moveis Cimo
Located in New York, NY
four delicate legs. This piece encapsulates the Brazilian Modernist aesthetic of the fifties: straight
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Hardwood
Gunnar Asplund GA5 Table Lamp, Designed in 1930´s
By Erik Gunnar Asplund
Located in Värnamo, SE
luminaire consist of a spun aluminum shade, cut in an angle in order to follow the surface of the desk, and
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Cut Steel
Brazilian Modern Chest in Hardwood & Brass by Geraldo de Barros, 1950s, Brazil
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
during Brazil’s industrialization decades (40-70s), furniture was done at an artisanal scale in small
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass
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H 29.1 in W 40.9 in D 15.4 in
Tall and Narrow Original French Macassar Ebony Inlaid Cabinet
By N.F. Ameublement
Located in New York City, NY
versatile piece can be used for clothing, dishes, art work, paper, books,
as a small armoire, bookcase
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Macassar, Cedar
Eames PAC Yellow Padded Swivel Armchair w/Gray Fiberglass Shell & Aluminum Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
base is finely polished and the yellow Naugahyde is great apart from three small flaws that have been
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
H 31.75 in W 25 in D 22.5 in
Martin Eisler & Carlos Hauner Model "Reversible" modern Brazilian armchair 1955
By Forma Brazil, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Barcelona, ES
modernist generation in Brazil: the Italian Rino Levi (1901-1965) and the Ukrainian Gregori Warchavchik
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
H 66 in W 71 in D 102 in
Branco e Preto Pair of Modern Brazilian Armchairs solid jacaranda wood, fabric
By Branco & Preto
Located in Barcelona, ES
modernist generation in Brazil: the Italian Rino Levi (1901-1965) and the Ukrainian Gregori Warchavchik
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Jacaranda
H 29.14 in W 23.23 in D 24.02 in
Branco e Preto 'Carlos Milan' Brazilian mid-century coffee table jacaranda, 1950
By Branco & Preto, Carlos Milan
Located in Barcelona, ES
1930s, Jacob Ruchti and Miguel Forte approached two architects of the first modernist generation in
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Jacaranda
H 13 in W 35.44 in D 70.87 in
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- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A 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.
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