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Victorian Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1850
Victorian Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1850

Victorian Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1850

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Having a Carved Arch Beneath. The Top of The Desk Featuring an Unusual Shaped Molding. The Desk is of

Category

Antique 1850s Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian mahogany artist's or architect's desk
Georgian mahogany artist's or architect's desk

Georgian mahogany artist's or architect's desk

Located in Castle Douglas, GB

18th century mahogany artist's or architect's desk Unusual mahogany artist's or architect's desk

Category

Antique 18th Century English George II Desks

Materials

Mahogany

EDWARDIAN 1900 Mechanical Perpetual Desk Calendar With Painted Hunting Scene
EDWARDIAN 1900 Mechanical Perpetual Desk Calendar With Painted Hunting Scene

EDWARDIAN 1900 Mechanical Perpetual Desk Calendar With Painted Hunting Scene

Located in Miami, FL

An Edwardian perpetual desk calendar. This is a very unusual and beautiful mechanical desk

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desk Sets

Materials

Silver Plate, Steel

Art Deco Style Maitland-Smith Faux Ostrich Leather Writing Desk
Art Deco Style Maitland-Smith Faux Ostrich Leather Writing Desk

Art Deco Style Maitland-Smith Faux Ostrich Leather Writing Desk

By Maitland Smith

Located in Dallas, TX

known for its use of unusual materials. This desk is beautifully covered in faux ostrich leather

Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Cabinet Drop Leaf Desk Secretary
Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Cabinet Drop Leaf Desk Secretary

Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Cabinet Drop Leaf Desk Secretary

Located in Atlanta, GA

cabinet gives you shelf space, drawers and a small desk top. An unusual secretary, or secretaire. Perfect

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Paavo Tynell Style Adjustable Brass Table Lamp, Finland 1940s
Paavo Tynell Style Adjustable Brass Table Lamp, Finland 1940s

Paavo Tynell Style Adjustable Brass Table Lamp, Finland 1940s

By Paavo Tynell

Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW

This unusual desk light was designed and manufactured in Finland in the 1940s to 1950s. It features

Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table
18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table

18th Century Louis XV Wood French Writing Table

Located in IT

The very unusual and particular center desk, called also bureau plat, was made in France, at Paris

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Unusual Solid Wooden Desk Table
Unusual Solid Wooden Desk Table

Unusual Solid Wooden Desk Table

Located in London, GB

A really unusual rustic table. Sculptural wood top above chunky legs. Sourced in France but

Category

Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Scandinavian Mid-Century Mousetrap Paper Holder in Teak, 1960s
Scandinavian Mid-Century Mousetrap Paper Holder in Teak, 1960s

Scandinavian Mid-Century Mousetrap Paper Holder in Teak, 1960s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

teak, copper and leather. Such an unusual object for your desk. Use it for important notes or as a

Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Teak

Unusual Vintage Deco Brass Desk Lamp
Unusual Vintage Deco Brass Desk Lamp

Unusual Vintage Deco Brass Desk Lamp

By Kem Weber, Gilbert Rohde, Nessen Lighting

Located in Chicago, IL

Unusual Vintage Deco Brass Desk Lamp. Designer unknown. Quite possibly by Kem Weber or Walter Von

Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments
Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments

Victorian Silver Plate Writing Slope In The Shape of a Book With Compartments

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Unusual Victorian Oak Desk Slope In The Shape of a Book With Internal Divisional Sections Complete

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

1970s Vintage Arnaldo Pomodoro Insp Brass Pop Art Paperweight Italy
1970s Vintage Arnaldo Pomodoro Insp Brass Pop Art Paperweight Italy

1970s Vintage Arnaldo Pomodoro Insp Brass Pop Art Paperweight Italy

By Arnaldo Pomodoro

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

weighs just under 2lb Great unusual and joyful desk display

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Grand French Three-Piece Desk Set, Hand Painted Porcelain Inset, circa 1860
Grand French Three-Piece Desk Set, Hand Painted Porcelain Inset, circa 1860

Grand French Three-Piece Desk Set, Hand Painted Porcelain Inset, circa 1860

Located in Bath, GB

Wonderful to find a top-notch, highly decorative and most unusual desk set, French in origin dating

Category

Antique 1860s French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

One Vintage Midcentury Ward Bennett Brickel Executive Chair
One Vintage Midcentury Ward Bennett Brickel Executive Chair

One Vintage Midcentury Ward Bennett Brickel Executive Chair

By Ward Bennett

Located in Pasadena, TX

unusual version of executive desk chair with combined chrome and oak wood base on castors. With swivel

Category

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

Materials

Chrome

Unusual mid century adjustable industrial desk lamp
Unusual mid century adjustable industrial desk lamp

Unusual mid century adjustable industrial desk lamp

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Unusual mid century adjustable industrial desk lamp circa 1950. Fine quality German made desk lamp

Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Unusual Modernist Molded Fiberglass side / desk chair
Unusual Modernist Molded Fiberglass side / desk chair

Unusual Modernist Molded Fiberglass side / desk chair

Located in Buffalo, NY

Unusual Modernist Molded Fiberglass side / desk chair. Great design, Wonderful color. Early

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Unusual Cast Iron & Led World Globe. ROTATING. sculpture / desk accessory
Unusual Cast Iron & Led World Globe. ROTATING. sculpture / desk accessory

Unusual Cast Iron & Led World Globe. ROTATING. sculpture / desk accessory

Located in Buffalo, NY

Unusual Cast Iron & Led World Globe. ROTATING. sculpture / desk accessory, Smooth 360* rotation

Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron, Lead

Pair of unusual apple green enamel and brass desk lamps
Pair of unusual apple green enamel and brass desk lamps

Pair of unusual apple green enamel and brass desk lamps

Located in Henley-On-Thames, GB

A rare opportunity to acquire a matching pair of lamps - sculptural , practical and effortlessly stylish. Dating from the 1950s and likely of French origin the textured green finish ...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Unusual Art Deco Bankers Desk Lamp, in Copper and Brass
Unusual Art Deco Bankers Desk Lamp, in Copper and Brass

Unusual Art Deco Bankers Desk Lamp, in Copper and Brass

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Unusual Art Deco Bankers Desk Lamp, in Copper and Brass A very good looking and decorative piece

Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Carl Sorensen Desk Accesories
Carl Sorensen Desk Accesories

Carl Sorensen Desk Accesories

By Carl Sorensen

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A rare and unusual Carl Sorensen collection of desk accessories-stamps, blotters, letter openers

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Bronze

Georgian Revival Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1850
Georgian Revival Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1850

Georgian Revival Pedestal Desk Mahogany 1850

Located in Potters Bar, GB

mahogany lined graduated drawers which feature decorative pierced brass handles The desk has an unusual

Category

Antique 1850s Revival Pedestals

Materials

Mahogany

Magnetic Kinetic Sculpture – Desk Toy, France 1970s
Magnetic Kinetic Sculpture – Desk Toy, France 1970s

Magnetic Kinetic Sculpture – Desk Toy, France 1970s

Located in ROUEN, Normandie

art, Space Age design, or unusual vintage desk accessories. Condition: vintage condition with light

Category

Mid-20th Century French Kinetic Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel, Magnets

Neoclassical Empire Early 19th Century Mahogany Desk Armchair
Neoclassical Empire Early 19th Century Mahogany Desk Armchair

Neoclassical Empire Early 19th Century Mahogany Desk Armchair

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

An unusual North European mahogany desk armchair with original brass castors. Fully carved armrests

Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Armchairs

Materials

Brass

1950's Three Drawer Simple French Workshop Desk
1950's Three Drawer Simple French Workshop Desk

1950's Three Drawer Simple French Workshop Desk

Located in Hook, Hampshire

console table. Sourced in France, the desk is unusual, the main frame is made from beech, the drawers are

Category

Vintage 1950s French Tables

Materials

Pine

Italian Articulated Desk Lamp with Clamp Fixing, 1950s
Italian Articulated Desk Lamp with Clamp Fixing, 1950s

Italian Articulated Desk Lamp with Clamp Fixing, 1950s

By Stilnovo

Located in London, GB

An unusual articulated desk lamp with clamp fitting that allows the light to be attached to a desk

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Sintesi Desk Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
Sintesi Desk Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide

Sintesi Desk Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide

By Ernesto Gismondi

Located in Dallas, TX

Architectural Sintesi desk lamp in unusual original blue finish designed by Ernesto Gismondi for

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Regency Partners Desk and Chair Set Walnut Writing Table
Regency Partners Desk and Chair Set Walnut Writing Table

Regency Partners Desk and Chair Set Walnut Writing Table

Located in Potters Bar, GB

both sides Two matching arm chairs which go with the desk Unusual to find a set of this quality and

Category

Vintage 1980s Regency Tables

Materials

Walnut

Elegant Desk Lamp in Red Leather and Parchment Shade
Elegant Desk Lamp in Red Leather and Parchment Shade

Elegant Desk Lamp in Red Leather and Parchment Shade

By Hermès

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

Unusual table/desk lamp with red leather covered stem, original parchment shade, chrome plated

Category

Vintage 1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

George Nelson for Herman Miller Pedestal Dining Table Desk, 1960
George Nelson for Herman Miller Pedestal Dining Table Desk, 1960

George Nelson for Herman Miller Pedestal Dining Table Desk, 1960

By Herman Miller, George Nelson

Located in Vienna, AT

Unusual original dining or desk table by George Nelson for Herman Miller, mid century Dimensions

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Baroque Oval Fruitwood Veneered and Inlaid Desk, Late 17th Century
Italian Baroque Oval Fruitwood Veneered and Inlaid Desk, Late 17th Century

Italian Baroque Oval Fruitwood Veneered and Inlaid Desk, Late 17th Century

Located in Troy, NY

Very unusual and rare Italian Baroque Desk, late 17th century The oval, dark veneered top within an

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Center Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Rare 19th Century Inlaid Satinwood Sheraton Design Carlton House Desk
Rare 19th Century Inlaid Satinwood Sheraton Design Carlton House Desk

Rare 19th Century Inlaid Satinwood Sheraton Design Carlton House Desk

Located in Dublin, IE

This exceptional Carlton House desk with unusual dome shaped top with three fit-ted shelves flanked

Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Console Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Postmodern Adjustable Angle Poise Desk Lamp by LUXO c 1970's
Postmodern Adjustable Angle Poise Desk Lamp by LUXO c 1970's

Postmodern Adjustable Angle Poise Desk Lamp by LUXO c 1970's

By Luxo

Located in New York, NY

Unusual adjustable desk, or task, lamp made in Denmark by Luxo. This model features a hood shade

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Dutch Mid-Century Modern Solid Birch Vanity Desk by Everest Furniture, 1950s
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Solid Birch Vanity Desk by Everest Furniture, 1950s

Dutch Mid-Century Modern Solid Birch Vanity Desk by Everest Furniture, 1950s

By Everest

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Unusual and rare modernist vanity desk produced in the Netherlands by Everest Furniture early 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Birch, Teak, Wenge, Plywood

Dabema Wood Dining Table with Driftwood Base and Rustic Metal Frame
Dabema Wood Dining Table with Driftwood Base and Rustic Metal Frame

Dabema Wood Dining Table with Driftwood Base and Rustic Metal Frame

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and unusual dining table, console or desk made of a very durable and solid Dabema wood

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Shelving Cabinet in Black and Beige Polyurethane
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Shelving Cabinet in Black and Beige Polyurethane

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Shelving Cabinet in Black and Beige Polyurethane

By Wilhelm Werndl

Located in Waalwijk, NL

, Hofmann was able to create a desk with unusual organic shapes and rounded corners. Ernest Hofmann (1920

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Plastic, Fiberglass

Secretaire with Flap in Sycamore. French work. Circa 1970
Secretaire with Flap in Sycamore. French work. Circa 1970

Secretaire with Flap in Sycamore. French work. Circa 1970

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

This unusual secretaire desk in sycamore with bronze handles is composed of a small sloping desk

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Sycamore

Georgian Swivel Chair
Georgian Swivel Chair

Georgian Swivel Chair

Located in Greenwich, CT

A rare and unusual Georgian desk chair with a half round back on a swivelling base. Substantial

Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Danish Modern Pipe Troll, Lobster and Pipe Rest in Teak, 1960s, Set of 3
Danish Modern Pipe Troll, Lobster and Pipe Rest in Teak, 1960s, Set of 3

Danish Modern Pipe Troll, Lobster and Pipe Rest in Teak, 1960s, Set of 3

Located in Esbjerg, DK

In the style of Franz Haganauer comes this unusual set for your desk or bar consisting of a modular

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Antique Elm Wood Side or Occassional table early 1900's
Antique Elm Wood Side or Occassional table early 1900's

Antique Elm Wood Side or Occassional table early 1900's

Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB

hall table, end table or desk. This unusual design has no drawers. Very good solid condition. H: 76cm

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Estate/Housekeepers Box
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Estate/Housekeepers Box

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Estate/Housekeepers Box

By Cooper Brothers & Sons

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

lockable cover, that this piece was crafted to be both portable and a desk feature. This unusual example of

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Cabinet in Off-White Polyurethane
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Cabinet in Off-White Polyurethane

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Cabinet in Off-White 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 Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Shelving Cabinet in Off-White Polyurethane
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Shelving Cabinet in Off-White Polyurethane

Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Shelving Cabinet in Off-White Polyurethane

By Wilhelm Werndl

Located in Waalwijk, NL

, Hofmann was able to create a desk with unusual organic shapes and rounded corners. Ernest Hofmann (1920

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Abstract Brutalist Sculpture in Bronze & Black Horn, 1970s
Abstract Brutalist Sculpture in Bronze & Black Horn, 1970s

Abstract Brutalist Sculpture in Bronze & Black Horn, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Unusual paper weight or desk sculpture fashioned from a heavy bronze disc from which a decorative

Category

20th Century Scandinavian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Wall and Table Lamp 306 by Kaare Klint, 1950s
Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Wall and Table Lamp 306 by Kaare Klint, 1950s

Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Wall and Table Lamp 306 by Kaare Klint, 1950s

By Kaare Klint, Le Klint

Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW

The original Kaare Klint Wall and table lamp 306 "Kiplamp". This unusual vintage wall & desk light

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

IBELO MONOPOL Germany 1960 Modernist Table Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver
IBELO MONOPOL Germany 1960 Modernist Table Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver

IBELO MONOPOL Germany 1960 Modernist Table Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver

Located in Miami, FL

Modernist table desk lighter designed by Ibelo Monopol. This is an unusual and beautiful table

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

Oak Secretaire Campaign Chest by Army and Navy c1910
Oak Secretaire Campaign Chest by Army and Navy c1910

Oak Secretaire Campaign Chest by Army and Navy c1910

By Army & Navy CSL

Located in London, GB

secretaire drawer with slide out desk top and unusual folding mechanism that provides two smaller cupboards

Category

Early 20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

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