High Adjustable Architect's Desk, Writing Desk, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
He specialised in mechanical furniture and produced, among other things, armchairs for hospitals, chairs that could be converted into a bed and folding library ladders.
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 43.31 in D 27.56 in
Console set architect Charles Vandenhove 3 x chair / table
Located in WEERT, NL
Vandenhove designed the most diverse things, from the university hospital in Liège to chairs and sofas to libraries and organs.
Leather, Oak
Unavailable
H 30.5 in W 20 in D 18.5 in
Pierre Jeanneret ‘Black’ Dining Chairs Set of 12 Certificate by Jacques Dworczak
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
The unique black lacquered Chandigarh furniture was designed as a protective measure and for easier cleaning, it was therefore mainly found in cafeterias and university restaurants, ...
Cane, Teak
Set of Mid-Century Hil-Rom Hospital Waiting Room Chairs, C.1950
By The Hill-Rom Company, Raymond Loewy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Designed to withstand the rigors of a hospital. Original mid-century hospital waiting room chairs with thick Walnut seats, wooden back rest, white steel bases and wooden legs with st...
Steel
Rare Pair of Low Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in London, GB
He worked with Gio Ponti and in 1950 he designed the chairs for the Hospital Section of the IX Milan Triennial.
Steel
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H 32 in W 23 in D 24 in
Four & Two by Gastone Rinaldi Leather and Tubular Metal Italian Chairs, 1970s
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Almelo, NL
She worked with Carlo Mollino chairs for Molinette Hospital in Turin. In 1957 the chair DU41 won the silver medal at the XI Triennale.
Metal
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H 57.49 in W 35.04 in D 20.87 in
Highadjustable Architects Table - Table A Tronchin, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greven, DE
He specialized in mechanical furniture and produced, among other things, armchairs for hospitals, chairs that could be converted into a bed and folding library ladders.
Brass
Six by Gastone Rinaldi Leather and Tubular Metal Italian Chairs
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Roma, Lazio
She worked with Carlo Mollino chairs for Molinette Hospital in Turin. In 1957 the chair DU41 won the silver medal at the XI Triennale.
Metal
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H 35.83 in W 66.15 in D 25.6 in
Unique Pernilla 3 Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, 1960s
By Bruno Mathsson, Karl Mathsson
Located in Renens, CH
Mathsson’s career started in 1931 when he designed a chair for a hospital waiting room, which resulted in a seat using saddle straps, which made it possible to sit comfortable withou...
Sheepskin, Linen, Beech
Sold
H 43.5 in W 26 in D 47 in
Antique American Victorian Wicker Boardwalk Wheelchair Chair Medical Carriage
Located in Dayton, OH
This chair is perhaps a forerunner of chairs for treatments in hospitals today.
Wicker, Rattan
Sold
H 30.5 in W 20 in D 18.5 in
Ten Pierre Jeanneret ‘Black’ Floating Back Office Chairs Model PJ-010101L Circa
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ten Pierre Jeanneret ‘Black’ floating back office chairs Model PJ-010101L Circa 1955-6 Rare set of Ten Pierre Jeanneret Model PJ-010101L ‘Black’ office chairs Chandigarh Circa 1...
Cane, Teak
Mid-Century Walnut Chairs from St. Agnes Hospital
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six mid-century modern chairs with walnut saddle seats and slightly contoured backs. Powder-coated steel backrest support and banding on all four flared legs. Made By the Hill...
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 50.5 in W 60 in D 32 in
Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full interior over base with flanking drawer towers having foliate carved pulls and centra...
Oak
$2,331
H 48.04 in W 39.38 in D 15.16 in
1960s Small Elegant Fully Restored Rosewood Vanity Table in Excellent Condition
By Niels Clausen
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s small elegant fully restored rosewood vanity table in excellent condition The well designed and manufactored table is flexible and can be turned into a small desk by removing ...
Rosewood
$10,398Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 85.63 in W 46.07 in D 19.3 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Walnut Pair of Antique Bookcases or Vitrines RESTORED
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are thrilled to present this fantastic pair of antique Italian bookcases dating to the final decades of the 19th century. A stunning pair of bookcases with a timeless antique char...
Walnut
Campaign Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A 19th-century style Campaign desk, the flip-top revealing a fitted interior, slide-out tooled leather writing surface, raised on splayed legs with a stretcher. Dimensions: 29.25"...
Leather, Wood
$15,737
H 30.91 in W 32.29 in D 25.4 in
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An elegant and attractive early 19th century Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864). The double ratcheted hinged rectangular top lined with dark green oi...
Brass, Bronze
$6,777
H 40.16 in W 51.19 in D 33.08 in
Free Standing Mahogany English Regency Tambour Roll Top Writing Desk
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant 19th century freestanding mahogany roll top writing desk. Tambour top rolls back to reveal a fitted interior with drawers, pigeon holes and a slant lid leather writing su...
Brass
Fine English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary-Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine English table with a "hidden" writing desk/ secretary opening via three articulated compartments.
Mahogany
$7,227
H 31.11 in W 36.62 in D 22.05 in
Mid 19th Century High-Adjustable Architect's Table, Mahogany, France, circa 1850
Located in Greven, DE
High-Adjustable Architect's Table France Mahogany Mid 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 79 x 93 x 56 cm, height adjustment: 79 - 120 cm Description: Rare writing and drawing tab...
Mahogany
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.91 in W 35.83 in D 23.23 in
French antique Architect's Table, Directoire Period 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Explore a stunning late eighteenth-century Directoire Period architect’s desk crafted from figured mahogany. This exquisite piece features an adjustable green leather-lined writing s...
Mahogany
Louis XVI Walnut Architects Table a La Tronchin
Located in Essex, MA
A fine and unusual piece with gilt bronze mounts, when in table position rectangular with a ratcheted adjustable slant lid , a winding key raised and lowers the reading, working sect...
Walnut
$3,205
H 30.32 in W 35.04 in D 20.48 in
Late 19th Century "Table Soleil", Highadjustable Architects Table, Paris c. 1890
Located in Greven, DE
Antique "Table Soleil" - height-adjustable drawing or architect's table France Walnut End of 19th century. Dimensions: H x W x D: 77 x 89 x 52 - height-adjustable up to 120 cm Des...
Walnut
$8,400Sale Price|67% Off
H 34.5 in W 38.5 in D 25.5 in
Rare 18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Architect Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare and elegant Georgian Architect’s desk has a ratchet top, extending drawer front, as well as storage compartments. Architect desks, more commonly known now as drafting desks...
Brass
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. Draughtsmen, architects and amateur artists required suitable, specialist tables f...
Mahogany
Regency Architect's Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany table with ebony accents and inlaid brass. Top is hinged with wooden supports to elevate writing surface into standing position. Interior storage includes one drawer on the ...
Wood
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