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Danish Teak Vintage Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made Danish teak vintage desk / writing table. This was made in Denmark, it
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Teak

Danish Teak Vintage Desk / Writing Table
Danish Teak Vintage Desk / Writing Table
H 36.23 in W 42.92 in D 18.12 in
Mastercraft Compact Brass Cylinder Roll Top Desk Writing Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
two drawers desk writing table by Mastercaft.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

French Walnut Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful carved decors in
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Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

Antique Rustic Neogothic Desk ~ Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Rustic Neogothic desk ~ writing table is a sturdy, timeless design made for daily use and
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Steel

Revolving Folding Mid-Century Modern Desk Writing Table Cabinet Hide Away MINT
By Herman Miller, Milo Baughman, George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Revolving Folding Mid-Century Modern Desk Writing Table Cabinet Hide Away MINT.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Birch

Carved Walnut Fine Marquetry Top Two Drawers Low Profile Desk Writing Table MINT
By Henredon, Baker Furniture Company, Berkey & Gay Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved Walnut Fine Marquetry Top Two Drawers Low Profile Desk Writing Table MINT!
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20th Century Italian Regency Revival Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Oak

Art Nouveau Style Carved Faces Ball & Claw Feet Rounded Oak Desk Writing Table
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art Nouveau Style Carved Faces Ball & Claw Feet Rounded Oak Desk Writing Table.
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Oak

Three Drawer Cane & Reed Faux Bamboo Compact Desk Writing Table w/ Glass Top
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative cane & reed three drawer compact entry hall desk writing table or console with glass top.
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20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Cane, Glass

Heavy Fluted Carved Oak Legs 1 Drawer Arts & Crafts Desk Writing Table Clean!
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy Fluted Carved Oak Legs 1 Drawer arts & Crafts Desk Writing Table CLEAN! Carved edge unusual
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Oak

1930s, Italian Art Deco Desk Writing Table Four Drawers in Blond Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1930s Italian Art Deco desk writing table four drawers in blond walnut, wax polished, rubber top
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Desk / Writing Table, Paul McCobb, Walnut, American, 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Desk / Writing Table, Paul McCobb, Walnut, American, 1950s Having a Large
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Laminate, Walnut

Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark
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Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

Italian Marquetry Walnut Burl Secretary Slant Front Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian desk, writing table, with slant drop front, with the beautiful light and dark
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Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

Hollywood Regency Ebony Desk, Writing Table or Vanity, Bronze Mounted, 1930s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Hollywood Regency Ebony and Bronze Mounted Desk, Writing Table or Vanity. One of a pair. A
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Bronze

Original Old English Mahogany Desk / Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Original old English desk. Freely adjustable in space, 3 drawers in front. Beautiful old leather
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20th Century English Chesterfield Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Wood

Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
condition ready for home use right away. The desk has a red leather top to the main writing surface. Some
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1980s French Provincial Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Wood

French Louis XV Style Distressed Painted Desk Writing Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The desk measures 68 wide x 36.25 tall x 28 inches deep and a 30 inch writing surface.
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1990s Unknown Louis XV Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Mahogany

Midcentury Walnut and Maple Italian Desks Writing Table, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful desk in characteristic Italian style of Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi and Osvaldo Borsani
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table, in beautiful veneer wood
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

French Modern Neoclassical Ebony & Leather Desk /Writing Table, JeanMichel Frank
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
writing table has a classic, ebonized wood X-Frame base which supports a top and drawer in light green
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Leather, Hardwood

Petit Roll Top Mahogany Mechanical Desk Writing Table Tapered Legs Mid Century
By Edward Wormley
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beginning of Mid Century Modern era Petit Roll Top Mahogany Mechanical Desk Writing Table Tapered
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Mahogany

Italian Walnut Baroque Style Lyre-Leg Trestle Refectory Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Italian Baroque style desk, or writing table with lyre shaped legs and joint with a central drawer
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Wood

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Small Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table secretaire, in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Regency Desk Writing Table and Chair
By Melchiorre Bega, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and neoclassical midcentury Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

Modern Style Patchwork Burl and Chrome Desk / Writing Table by Bernhardt
By Bernhardt
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a patchwork burl and chrome desk with modern styling by Bernhardt Furniture. The desk is in
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Chrome

Cantilever Lacquered White Tessellated Bone Tile File Drawer Desk Writing Table
By Jimeco ltda
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern white tile bone desk, weighted bottom study cantilever design.
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20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Bone

Modern Karl Springer Style Three-Drawer Faux Shagreen Desk/Writing Table, Chrome
By Karl Springer
Located in Stamford, CT
desk or writing table in a Springer style finish with a chrome X form base leading to a finely detailed
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1980s Unknown Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Chrome

1960s Italian Midcentury Metal Cross Bar Wood & Brass Small Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Typical Italian Late Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table in black metal cross bar base
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk /Writing Table by Jacques Adnet 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important French mid-century 1940's desk or writing table by Jacques Adnet symbolizing the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass, Steel

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
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20th Century French Arts and Crafts Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Oak

After RJ Horner Gold Giltwood Griffon Hardwood Double Sided Desk Writing Table
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely ornate very solid writing table desk with drawers
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20th Century English Adam Style Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Hardwood, Giltwood

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with stylish legs and veneer
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table, inspired to Scandinavian Modern
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Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-century Walnut Brass Glass Top Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table with 4 beautifully
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo Wooden Desk Writing Table and Chair
By Vittorio Dassi, Melchiorre Bega, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful mid-century Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly upholstered chair
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

Teak 4 Drawer Desk/Writing Table by Nanna Ditzel for Soren Wiladsen
By Soren Willadsen Mobelfabrik, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This is a particularly nicely marked Teak version of this most classic of desks/writing tables, in
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Teak

Lucite Base Faux Snake Skin Sculptural Shape One-Drawer Writing Table Desk
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern sculptural futuristic shape desk writing table with one drawer. Kagan Space Age
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Faux Leather, Lucite

Student Oak & Iron Writing Table Slant Top Desk France, Mid 20th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French slant top desk writing table for student, circa 1950. Oak and iron pupitre Good vintage
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Iron

Antique Asian Oriental japaneese Burned Bamboo Hand Painted Decorated Desk Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Asian Oriental Chinese burned bamboo hand painted decorated desk writing table.
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20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Bamboo

Karl Springer Parsons form desk wrapped in faux lizard embossed leather
Located in Chicago, IL
A faux lizard embossed leather parsons desk / writing table. Attributed to Karl Springer.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Wood

Child Beech Writing Table Slant Top Desk and Foldable Chair, France, Mid 20th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French slant top desk writing table and its chair, circa 1950. Foldable beech pupitre for child and
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Ceramic, Beech

Rare French Mid-Century Modern Lucite & Glass Writing Desk / Vanity by P. Vandel
By Pierre Vandel
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern lucite and glass desk /writing table / vanity by Pierre Vandel
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Root Burl Curved Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Stunning Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in beautiful veneer burr walnut
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Slat Carved Wood Writing Desk Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful side and front
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Glass, Wood

Alva Alato Table Red Lacquer Table Top, 1930
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very early desk, writing table by Alva Aalto, circa 1930, red lacquer tabletop, birch, bentwood
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1930s Finnish Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Birch, Bentwood

Alva Alato Table Red Lacquer Table Top, 1930
Alva Alato Table Red Lacquer Table Top, 1930
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 71.66 in
Vintage Desk in Cherrywood by Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extraordinary Cherrywood desk/writing table with crossing legs by Paolo Buffa. This table has
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Cherry

Table, Desk, Writing, Dressing, Vanity, Teak, Vintage
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large vintage teak table desk, writing table, dressing table or side table. Measures: 6 feet 2
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1950s British Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Teak

Art Deco Desk Writing Table Shaped Roaring Twenties Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This really is one of our most eye catching acquisitions of late Beautiful art deco style desk with
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1980s Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Satinwood

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Marble Slant Front Desk Table Secretary
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern folding slant front desk writing table secretaire
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

German Mid-Century Modern Cantilevered Wood and Metal Desk by Voss, 1950
By Voss
Located in New York, NY
Elegant German modernist desk / writing table by Voss with a cantilevered wood top and three wood
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Wood Brass and Glass Writing Desk Table
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with glass top and beautiful shape of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1950s Mid-Century Italian Wood and Brass Floating Executive Writing Desk Table
By Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern executive desk writing table, with hexagonal
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Wood and Brass Writing Desk Table
By Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with black glass top and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass

Charlotte Perriand Style Desk, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wooden Desk; working desk; writing table; office furniture; Charlotte Perriand; French design; Mid
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Wood

Georg Petersens Cantilever Desk
By Georg Petersens, Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in New York, NY
Movement and Scandinavian design. In very good condition lightly reconditioned. Marvelous desk, writing
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Teak

Georg Petersens Cantilever Desk
Georg Petersens Cantilever Desk
H 28 in W 45.5 in D 21.5 in
1940s Art Deco Italian Walnut Burl Black Glass Waterfall Writing Desk Table
By Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in veneer burl wood and precious
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Opaline Glass, Wood

Art Deco Desk by Maurice Adams
By Maurice Adams
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
locks and keys. Makers label to the back. This desk/writing table formed part of the Grosvenor range by
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Walnut

Art Deco Desk by Maurice Adams
Art Deco Desk by Maurice Adams
H 29.14 in W 46.86 in D 23.86 in
French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Desk or Bureau Plat By Baker
Located in Houston, TX
century Baker Furniture Company French Louis XV style chinoiserie desk, writing table or bureau plat. This
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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Leather, Wood

Jacques Adnet Leather and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fantastic patina and color. Roughly double the size of most Adnet desks/writing tables. 3 feet deep and just
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Brass, Iron

Black Onyx Glass & Walnut Italian Mid-Century Modern Executive Desk by Gio Ponti
By Schirolli, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Elegant Italian MId-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk / Writing Table by Gio Ponti in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desk Writing Table

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Onyx, Brass

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Vintage Desk Writing Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage desk writing table for your home. Each vintage desk writing table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect vintage desk writing table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each vintage desk writing table bearing mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one vintage desk writing table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Arne Vodder, Paul McCobb and George Nelson produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vintage Desk Writing Table?

Prices for a vintage desk writing table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $1,115,439, while the average can fetch as much as $3,904.

Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You

Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.

Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.

Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.

Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.

The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.