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U-Disk Desk
By Federico Pepe - Le Dictateur Studio
Located in Milano, IT
Part of the U-Disk Collection, this desk reflects the playful personality of its designer Federico
Category

2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

U-Disk Desk
U-Disk Desk
H 30.71 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
U-Shape Burdick Desk for Herman Miller with Floating Table
By Bruce Burdick, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage U-shaped desk designed by Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller. This enormous desk has three
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Onyx, Granite, Aluminum

Important Modernist Prototype Desk & Chair by U.A.M. Attributed to Le Corbusier
By Robert Mallet-Stevens, Union Des Artistes Modernes
Located in New York, NY
Rare handmade French modernist desk and chair prototypes in hand-formed and hand-hammered (non
Category

Vintage 1930s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
desk accessories.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Iron

Very Rare Stamped Waring & Gillow 1960 U.K.A.E.A UK Atomic Energy Authority Desk
By Waring & Gillow
Located in GB
walnut U.K.A.E.A Uk Atomic Energy Authority double sided walnut desk This desk is sublime, the quality
Category

Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Kurt Ostervig Style Oak Coffee Table with Rounded Corners and U-Shaped Legs
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century Kurt Østervig style oak coffee table with simple box square frame and u-shaped legs. In
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Portable Typewriter Corona Junior, U.S.A. circa 1395
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Syracuse, N.Y., U.S.A. Made of metal, steel, chrome, Polished. Good original condition
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Tessellated Stone Carlton House Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Contemporary Tessellated Stone Carlton House Desk Maitland Smith. The U-shaped superstructure was
Category

20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Austrian Biedermeier Ash and Fruitwood Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Biedermeier ash and fruitwood banded inlaid table desk with a single drawer with a
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash, Fruitwood

1950s T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Desk
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Boston, MA
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb desk, circa 1950s. Three drawers with organizers open with
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Laminate

CAITHNESS - High Seas - Blue Swirl Glass Paperweight - U.K. - Late 20th Century
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Chatham, ON
CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - signed and numbered on the base - United Kingdo...
Category

Late 20th Century Scottish Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Jacques Adnet Leather Desk and Chair, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Entire desk is wrapped in leather. Iron frame with 4 posts, inverted u-shaped bases and brass support bar
Category

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron

Jacques Adnet Leather and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Art Deco Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame with 4
Category

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron

Large Executive Walnut Writing Desk by Jens Risom, 1960s
By Jens Risom
Located in Chesham, GB
A walnut executive Danish designed desk by Jens Risom and manufactured in the U.S.A by by Jens
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Brass and Steel Desk by Maison Jansen, France 1960s
By Maison Jansen
Located in L'Escala, ES
Maison Jansen brass and steel desk, silver and gold patina with a rectangular Glass top resting on
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

19th Century English Desk Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English early 19th-century dark wooden desk box. Featuring a thin wide drawer with bead-shaped
Category

Antique 1830s English William IV More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Desk Box
19th Century English Desk Box
H 3 in W 9 in D 6 in
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Waterfall Console / Writing Table or Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Waterfall Console / Writing Table or Desk A nice U shaped Lucite
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lucite

Modernist Architectural Walnut Desk designed by Merton Gershun for Dillingham
By Merton Gershun, Dillingham Manufacturing Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
some of the earliest modern furniture lines available in the U.S. and striving to bring chic, modern
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær ScandinOffice Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Paul Laszlo Bleached Oak "Basket Weave" Desk for Brown Saltman
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Laszlo's (1900-1993) stunning bleached oak desk for brown saltman features basket weave drawer
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

"Moleskine" Portable Atelier Desk Designed by Philippe Nigro for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Negro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Moleskine" is a desk, designed by Philippe Nigro and manufactured by Driade, with a folding top in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

18/19 Century Gustavian Writing Table, Desk or Center Table, Bleached, Inlaid
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique Swedish or Gustavian style writing table, desk or center table. This Bleached Wood table is
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Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Jet Desk / Igl-Jet by Ernest Igl aka Ernest Hoffmann for Wilhelm Werndl, 1970s
By Wilhelm Werndl, Ernest Igl
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
the table) and a patent application was filed for this desk in the u.s.. in fact, there are hardly any
Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Space Age Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Heywood Wakefield Trimline Desk & Chair Kem Weber Design
By Kem Weber, Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Heywood Wakefield Trimline desk & chair Kem Weber Design : U.s.a Period: 1950 full restored.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Antique Grand Tour Italian Vatican Micro-Mosaic Marble Desk Weight 19th Century
Located in London, GB
desk weight, in the form of a miniature table, circa 1870 in date. The cartouche shaped table top with
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Paperweights

Materials

Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Granite, Marble, Porphyry

1940s French Oak Desk attribute to Rene Drouet
Located in London, GB
A beautiful French 1940s desk in oak with pull out extendable side leaves and double sided lockable
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Oak

1940s French Oak Desk attribute to Rene Drouet
1940s French Oak Desk attribute to Rene Drouet
H 28.75 in W 68.9 in D 33.47 in
Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Black Lacquered Rondette Desk Lighter in Stainless Stee
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk Rondette lighter, created in
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Pair of Vintage Mid-century Fabric Desk Chairs by Charles Pollock for Comforto
By Charles Pollock, Comforto
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
1963 and still in production, this iconic chair became a staple in U.S. offices in the 1960s and can be
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Ole Wancher Rosewood Desk - 0823177 Vintage Danish Mid Century
Located in Jersey City, NJ
U.N. CITES list of endangered spices since 1992. For each piece of rosewood furniture we import to the
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Rosewood

Chrome Desk with Smoked Glass Top by Gilles Bouchez for Airborne, France 1970s
By Gilles Bouchez
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare French executive desk designed by Gilles Bouchez for Airborne in the 1970s. This desk has a
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Blue Pulegoso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Desk Clock
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
made by Lux Clock Mfg. Co., Waterbury, Conn. U.S.A. Would make a great display piece on any desk
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Curvy Vanity Table Available
By Daniel Nikolovski and Danu Chirinciuc
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
Easily transferable from the bedroom to the living room, where it can be used as a writing desk
Category

2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Curvy Vanity Table Available
Curvy Vanity Table Available
H 29.53 in W 48.82 in D 21.66 in
Original Jugendstil Herrenschreibtisch+Armlehnstuhl, J. W. Müller (Wien um 1905)
By J.W. Müller
Located in Wien, AT
. Müller (K.u.K. Hoftischlerei, Wien um 1905) Modell-Nummer: - Ausführung: J. W. Müller (K.u
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

"Moleskine" Portable Atelier Stool Designed by Philippe Nigro for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Negro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Indoor use only. Philippe Nigro designed a light looking desk: a top in birch plywood, oak veneered
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

1930s Colonial Revival Style Turned and Veneered Occasional Bookshelf Table
Located in Lomita, CA
to be shipped via parcel post in the continental U.S.
Category

Early 20th Century American Colonial Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Fine Regency Period Writing Table / Sofa Table in Figured Rosewood, Circa 1825
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
castors. IMPORTANT NOTE: For all interested U.S. & Overseas clients, we are currently in the process of
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Lucite Copper Penny Paperweight Decorative Object, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
An '80s modern or Postmodern period Lucite and copper U.S. penny paperweight, 1980, USA. All
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Paperweights

Materials

Copper

Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
(6) 1953 U.S. Navy 20mm AER-53 Dummy Artillery Round with the correspondent clips. The Round measure
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze, Aluminum

Figura Office Chair Designed by Mario Bellini for Vitra, Italy, 1984
By Mario Bellini, Vitra
Located in Athens, Attiki
Awards by Resources Council Inc. (U.S.A.) •1994 Red Dot Design Award for High Design Quality by Design
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pierre Jeanneret Office Chairs, 1950s Chandigargh
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the back of both chairs reads : "P.U. chem - 48" and "P.U. chem - 49" respectively. These chairs came
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Antique Art Nouveau Cold Painted Letter Rack W/ Elephant by the Judd Co. 1910
By H.L. Judd Manufacturing Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
. was the premier maker of bookends and other accessories at the turn of the century here in the U.S. If
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau More Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Ronson 1936 Art Deco Tourette Geometric Bronze Table Touch Iip Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
A bronze Tourette desk lighter designed by Ronson. Very rare desk table Touch-Tip lighter, created
Category

Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th c. Blick #7 Typewriter and Case c.1890-1892
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA. This particular example was assembled in the U.K. The original plaque reads
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Steel, Nickel

Ronson England 1929 Art Deco Black and Creme Lacquer Rondelight Table Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful desk Rondelight lighter, created in
Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Modern Richard Sapper for Knoll Sapper Management Ergonomic Chair
By Knoll, Richard Sapper
Located in Secaucus, NJ
: Knoll Authentic with label attached under the seat Made in: U.S.A Year Manufactured: 2003
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Paperweights

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble

Four Steelcase Coalesse Wrapp Side Chairs
By Marc Krusin
Located in Sheffield, MA
. Design origin, Spain, 2007 by Marc Krusin. MCM Chairs, modern, contemporary chairs. U
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Styled Russian Majak Mayak Crystal Table Clock with Blue Face
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This desk or table clock was made by Majak Mayak of the former U.S.S.R. in approximately 1920 and
Category

Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Crystal, Metal

"Design in Time and Light" Clock by Jerome Simon
Located in Dorchester, MA
is both like-new and wired for use in the U.K. Hand-numbered 203 and signed on the label
Category

Late 20th Century American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome

1990s Wall Clock in Glass by Fornasetti. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
excellent condition and it works perfectly with an AA battery (quartz mechanism by U.T.S) Dimension
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Glass

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U Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal u desk for your home. Each u desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. If you’re shopping for a u desk, we have 43895 options in-stock, while there are 2002 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect u desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each u desk bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made u desk over the years, but those crafted by Herman Miller, Knoll and Charles and Ray Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a U Desk?

A u desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,919, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $1,844,713.