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Attributed to Audoux Minet, Rattan Desk with Drawers, French, Circa 1970
Attributed to Audoux Minet, Rattan Desk with Drawers, French, Circa 1970

Attributed to Audoux Minet, Rattan Desk with Drawers, French, Circa 1970

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This unusual desk with drawers is made of bamboo, wood and rattan. This is a work attributed to

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Wood

Hardwood Carlton House Desk
Hardwood Carlton House Desk

Hardwood Carlton House Desk

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

An unusual desk made from oriental timber to an English design. The shaped top has the typical

Category

Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

No. 804 Rolltop Desk
No. 804 Rolltop Desk

No. 804 Rolltop Desk

$5,324Sale Price|20% Off

No. 804 Rolltop Desk

By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini

Located in Munich, DE

Rare and unusual desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini. By pulling the desk top out you

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Magnificent Rare Kidney Shaped Vladimir Kagan Burl Desk Credenza Mid-Century
Magnificent Rare Kidney Shaped Vladimir Kagan Burl Desk Credenza Mid-Century

Magnificent Rare Kidney Shaped Vladimir Kagan Burl Desk Credenza Mid-Century

By Vladimir Kagan

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Magnificent Vladimir Kagan Burl and Lucite kidney shaped desk credenza. Very few of these unusual

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Lucite, Burl

Narrow modular/ reversible/ Minimalist Desk in Two Tone Wood and Nickel
Narrow modular/ reversible/ Minimalist Desk in Two Tone Wood and Nickel

Narrow modular/ reversible/ Minimalist Desk in Two Tone Wood and Nickel

Located in New York City, NY

French Art Deco slim and streamline unusual desk in two tone wood with side storage compartment

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Nickel

Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk Table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk Table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk Table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1960s

By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Rare and unusual desk model N°804 designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini. Pulling out the desk

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Ash

Antique French Pedestal Desk Walnut 1880
Antique French Pedestal Desk Walnut 1880

Antique French Pedestal Desk Walnut 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

French burr walnut pedestal desk This unusual desk has an arrangement of 9 drawers with brass swan

Category

Antique 1880s Desks

Materials

Walnut

1950's Mid-Century Modernist Floating Top Curved Desk
1950's Mid-Century Modernist Floating Top Curved Desk

1950's Mid-Century Modernist Floating Top Curved Desk

Located in Dallas, TX

Stylize your room with this impressive writing desk. This unusual desk takes its inspiration from

Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Wooden 'Root' Bowl
Mid-Century Wooden 'Root' Bowl

Mid-Century Wooden 'Root' Bowl

Located in London, GB

A curious natural wooden 'root' bowl. France, c1970s. Unusual desk top or shelf curio

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Rare Louis XV  French 18th C, Desk "Bureau De Pente" .
Rare Louis XV  French 18th C, Desk "Bureau De Pente" .

Rare Louis XV French 18th C, Desk "Bureau De Pente" .

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

has the original natural color.. This is a quite unusual desk as it can float in a room versus staying

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Desks

Materials

Wood

Modernist Carl Malmsten Pine 1940s Desk with a shelf, unique
Modernist Carl Malmsten Pine 1940s Desk with a shelf, unique

Modernist Carl Malmsten Pine 1940s Desk with a shelf, unique

By Axel Einar Hjorth, Carl Malmsten

Located in Forest, BE

This is a unusual desk made out of pine. Produced in Sweden around the 1940s. It is a so unique in

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Pine

Patinated Bronze Figural Thermometer of a Medieval Youth and His Hound
Patinated Bronze Figural Thermometer of a Medieval Youth and His Hound

Patinated Bronze Figural Thermometer of a Medieval Youth and His Hound

Located in London, GB

this is an unusual desk thermometer with a hunting theme. Set on an oval base the standing figure of a

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Antique 1880s English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk
Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk

Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Writing Desk

Located in Suffolk, GB

Unusual Antique George III quality mahogany writing desk having a quality mahogany lift up writing

Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

Unusual Modernist Childs Desk Attributed to Friso Kramer
Unusual Modernist Childs Desk Attributed to Friso Kramer

Unusual Modernist Childs Desk Attributed to Friso Kramer

By Jean Prouvé, Friso Kramer

Located in Buffalo, NY

Unusual modernist Childs desk attributed to Friso Kramer, amazing design reminescent of French

Category

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

Materials

Steel

Fine and Unusual Edwardian Inlaid Leather Top Desk
Fine and Unusual Edwardian Inlaid Leather Top Desk

Fine and Unusual Edwardian Inlaid Leather Top Desk

Located in Dublin, IE

A fine and unusual Edwardian mahogany ladies leather top desk, with gorgeously rich patination and

Category

Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Unusual Antique George lII Mahogany and Oak Desk
Unusual Antique George lII Mahogany and Oak Desk

Unusual Antique George lII Mahogany and Oak Desk

Located in Suffolk, GB

Unusual Antique George lII mahogany and oak desk having a quality mahogany writing fall opening to

Category

Antique 18th Century European George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Pencil-Shaped Steel Pen Tray with Gilt Details, circa 1920s
Art Deco Pencil-Shaped Steel Pen Tray with Gilt Details, circa 1920s

Art Deco Pencil-Shaped Steel Pen Tray with Gilt Details, circa 1920s

Located in Knivsta, SE

office, appealing to collectors of Art Deco objects and unusual desk accessories alike. Its surface bears

Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Kneehole Architects Desk
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Kneehole Architects Desk

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Figured Mahogany Kneehole Architects Desk

Located in Suffolk, GB

Unusual Antique Victorian quality figured mahogany kneehole architects desk having a quality

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Other

Napoleon III Writing Desk with Unusual Marble Top, circa 1870
Napoleon III Writing Desk with Unusual Marble Top, circa 1870

Napoleon III Writing Desk with Unusual Marble Top, circa 1870

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine Napoleon III period writing desk in mahogany, with gilt-bronze mounts and brass banding, the

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Circa 18th century English unusual size painted kneehole desk or side table
Circa 18th century English unusual size painted kneehole desk or side table

Circa 18th century English unusual size painted kneehole desk or side table

Located in London, GB

A charming diminutively sized English kneehole desk. It was not originally made for a child but

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Brass Inlaid Desk Clock
Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Brass Inlaid Desk Clock

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Brass Inlaid Desk Clock

Located in Suffolk, GB

Unusual Antique Victorian quality mahogany brass inlaid desk clock by Dent London having a quality

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Other

Austrian 1870 Egyptian Revival Sphinx Paper Weight In .800 Sterling Silver
Austrian 1870 Egyptian Revival Sphinx Paper Weight In .800 Sterling Silver

Austrian 1870 Egyptian Revival Sphinx Paper Weight In .800 Sterling Silver

Located in Miami, FL

A Sphynx paper-weight made in Austria. An unusual desk paper-weight, created in Vienna Austria

Category

Antique 1870s Austrian Egyptian Revival Paperweights

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Late 19th Century Unusual Aesthetic Movement Painted Clerks Desk
Late 19th Century Unusual Aesthetic Movement Painted Clerks Desk

Late 19th Century Unusual Aesthetic Movement Painted Clerks Desk

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Just the most wonderful little painted compact desk and bank of drawers, the half-hinged top

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Desks

Materials

Pine

Unusual Early 19th Century Biedermeier Library Desk, German or Austrian
Unusual Early 19th Century Biedermeier Library Desk, German or Austrian

Unusual Early 19th Century Biedermeier Library Desk, German or Austrian

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

inset green leather top, a writing-slide to each end; the feet with castors. A desk of unusual desing

Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks

Materials

Fruitwood, Satinwood

Fine and Unusual American Modern Dark Walnut Desk, Edward Wormley
Fine and Unusual American Modern Dark Walnut Desk, Edward Wormley

Fine and Unusual American Modern Dark Walnut Desk, Edward Wormley

By Edward Wormley

Located in Queens, NY

American Mid-Century Dark Walnut kneehold Desk with sides having a small drawer over a large drawer

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Midcentury Desk Sculpture of Dice in Bronze, 1950s
Midcentury Desk Sculpture of Dice in Bronze, 1950s

Midcentury Desk Sculpture of Dice in Bronze, 1950s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Small unusual desk sculpture with removable bronze dice. Despite its small size its very heavy. The

Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

An Unusual Early 20th Century George I Style Free Standing Pedestal Desk
An Unusual Early 20th Century George I Style Free Standing Pedestal Desk

An Unusual Early 20th Century George I Style Free Standing Pedestal Desk

By Charles Tozer

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

An unusual early 20th Century George 1st style free standing pedestal ,desk with brass open

Category

Early 20th Century English George I Desks

Materials

Brass

Unusual Antique Silver Inkwell & Document Box
Unusual Antique Silver Inkwell & Document Box

Unusual Antique Silver Inkwell & Document Box

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Antique Silver Inkwell & Document Box. No apparent hallmarks so we are assuming this is silver plate.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Directoire Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

William IV Mahogany Partners Desk
William IV Mahogany Partners Desk

William IV Mahogany Partners Desk

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A handsome and well proportioned William IV mahogany partners desk with unusual patent locking

Category

Antique 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Cerused Desk / Vanity 1950's
Cerused Desk / Vanity 1950's

Cerused Desk / Vanity 1950's

$1,855Sale Price|30% Off

Cerused Desk / Vanity 1950's

Located in Fulton, CA

A very unique and unusual black cerused desk or vanity. I searched for quite some time, but was

Category

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

Materials

Oak

Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Desk Set of American Interest
Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Desk Set of American Interest

Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Desk Set of American Interest

Located in London, GB

Austrian cold-painted bronze desk set of American interest. Austrian, c. 1910 Letter holder

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Native American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze

C.1950s French Limed Oak Desk
C.1950s French Limed Oak Desk

C.1950s French Limed Oak Desk

Located in London, GB

A limed oak desk from France. Unusual form with original brass hardware. Nicely patinated with

Category

Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box
Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box

Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box

Located in Ipswich, GB

Unusual antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box having a quality burr walnut writing box

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century L-Shape Desk
Mid-Century L-Shape Desk

Mid-Century L-Shape Desk

By Paul McCobb

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Unusual office desk with storage cabinet space. Paul McCobb style maple wood, cone legs and grass

Category

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

Materials

Maple

Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl

Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl

By Charles-Guillaume Diehl

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

An unusual amboyna Napoleon III secretaire desk by Diehl, the rectangular top above a single long

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Amboyna

Modernist metal Bauhaus desk lamp, 1960s
Modernist metal Bauhaus desk lamp, 1960s

Modernist metal Bauhaus desk lamp, 1960s

Located in Zaandam, NL

An absolute rare and unusual desk lamp with perforated shade, rivets in metal. There are some

Category

Vintage 1960s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Louis Majorelle Writing Desk, France 1930's
Louis Majorelle Writing Desk, France 1930's

Louis Majorelle Writing Desk, France 1930's

By Louis Majorelle

Located in New York, NY

Very Unusual Majorelle Art Deco writing desk, the modernist line are a departure from the organic

Category

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

Materials

Walnut

Unusual Unger Brothers Sterling Jester Letter Opener
Unusual Unger Brothers Sterling Jester Letter Opener

Unusual Unger Brothers Sterling Jester Letter Opener

By Unger Brothers

Located in Riverdale, NY

Rare and Unusual Unger Brothers Jester Sterling Letter Opener from the 1900's. Wonderful detailing

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Letter Openers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Unusual Architected Marble Bronze and Crystal Inkwell, Italy, 1890
Unusual Architected Marble Bronze and Crystal Inkwell, Italy, 1890

Unusual Architected Marble Bronze and Crystal Inkwell, Italy, 1890

Located in Brussels, BE

A cut crystal inkwell inserted in a massive architectural beige marble base. Probably Italy around 1890.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Crystal, Bronze

Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann 'Jet' Corner Desk in Polyurethane
Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann 'Jet' Corner Desk in Polyurethane

Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann 'Jet' Corner Desk in Polyurethane

By Wilhelm Werndl

Located in Waalwijk, NL

using plastic, Hofmann was able to create a desk with unusual organic shapes and rounded corners

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Plastic

Unusual Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
Unusual Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bureau

Unusual Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bureau

Located in Suffolk, GB

Unusual antique burr walnut marquetry inlaid bureau having a quality burr walnut rectangular top

Category

Vintage 1920s English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Continental Very Unusual Gilt Metal Rheinstone Set Globe Shaped Inwell
Continental Very Unusual Gilt Metal Rheinstone Set Globe Shaped Inwell

Continental Very Unusual Gilt Metal Rheinstone Set Globe Shaped Inwell

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Very unusual antique continental gilt metal pedestal Rheinstone set globe shaped inkwell dating

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Eye Catching Black Laquer & Reddish Faux Tortoise Brass Inlaid Desk
Eye Catching Black Laquer & Reddish Faux Tortoise Brass Inlaid Desk

Eye Catching Black Laquer & Reddish Faux Tortoise Brass Inlaid Desk

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Glamorous and unusual writing desk having an eye pleasing mix of black laquer with reddish faux

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Desk in Marble Look
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Desk in Marble Look

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Desk in Marble Look

By Ernest Igl, Wilhelm Werndl

Located in Waalwijk, NL

to create a desk with unusual organic shapes and rounded corners. Ernest Hofmann (1920-2001) – in

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Plastic

Art Deco / Machine Age eXEcutive Desk, Chrysler Presentation attr, Kem Weber
Art Deco / Machine Age eXEcutive Desk, Chrysler Presentation attr, Kem Weber

Art Deco / Machine Age eXEcutive Desk, Chrysler Presentation attr, Kem Weber

By Kem Weber

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very unusual Art Deco / Machine AGE dESK, Retains original metal badge/plaque which reads

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Antique Rare Jacobean Style Tapestry Covered Desk on Barley Twist Base
Antique Rare Jacobean Style Tapestry Covered Desk on Barley Twist Base

Antique Rare Jacobean Style Tapestry Covered Desk on Barley Twist Base

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Unusual and magnificent trunk shaped desk covered in gorgeous rich tapestry needlepoint and brass

Category

Vintage 1920s English Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tapestry, Oak

Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum

Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum

Located in Miami, FL

Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds Elusive and historical pair of bookends, created during the post WWII period and the Korean war, back in the 1953-1955. They...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze, Aluminum

1960s Excecutive Brazilian Rosewood Desk by Finn Juhl in Excellent Condition
1960s Excecutive Brazilian Rosewood Desk by Finn Juhl in Excellent Condition

1960s Excecutive Brazilian Rosewood Desk by Finn Juhl in Excellent Condition

By Finn Juhl, France & Daverkosen

Located in Knebel, DK

"Technocrat" executive desk designed by Finn Juhl for Frances and Son in the 1960s. The unusual large desk is

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl 'Directors' Writing Desk in White Polyurethane
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl 'Directors' Writing Desk in White Polyurethane

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl 'Directors' Writing Desk in White Polyurethane

By Wilhelm Werndl, Ernest Igl

Located in Waalwijk, NL

flat, hard surface. By using plastic, Hofmann was able to create a desk with unusual organic shapes and

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Plastic

1960's Mid Century Modern Copper Clad Writing Desk with Matching Chair
1960's Mid Century Modern Copper Clad Writing Desk with Matching Chair

1960's Mid Century Modern Copper Clad Writing Desk with Matching Chair

Located in Opa Locka, FL

and unusual writing desk. Room focal point. 7 drawers. Chair with black vinyl textile.

Category

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

Materials

Copper

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