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American Mid-Century Modernist Walnut Letter Desk Tray
By Knoll
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible midcentury letter tray in solid walnut. Great lines and construction rounded corners
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Modernist Architectural Walnut Desk designed by Merton Gershun for Dillingham
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company, Merton Gershun
Located in Buffalo, NY
design to the every-day American consumer.Desk in nice original condition.Minor ding to front left corner
Category

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

Materials

Walnut

modernist art deco desk in walnut circa 190/1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
modernist art deco desk in walnut circa 190/1940 To be restored, missing wood veneer
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

Luigi Olivieri , rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple
By Luigi Olivieri
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2136 Luigi Olivieri Rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple with ground glass top and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Mid Century Modern Brass Legs and Base Walnut Kneehole Writing Desk Modernist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern brass legs and base walnut kneehole writing desk modernist. Item features unique
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Early George Nelson Desk / Return, Child's Desk, Modernist, Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early George Nelson desk / return, child's desk, Modernist, Herman Miller, Retains original Herman
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Modernist Tubular Steel Desk, Walnut Veneer, Chromium Plated Metall, circa 1935
By Vichr & Co.
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel desk, walnut veneer, chromium plated metal, circa 1935 This desk is
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Desks

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Modernist Desk by John Van Koert for Drexel
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A boldly angled modernist single pedestal desk having a distinctive raised gallery with sliding
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1930's Modernist Desk by Jindrich Halabala for UP Brno
By Jindrich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brno, CZ
An original Modernist desk from the 1930s. This piece has a dignified design with stylish
Category

Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech, Walnut

Lucite and Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case
Category

2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Lucite and Walnut floating Desk
Lucite and Walnut floating Desk
H 30 in W 64 in D 30 in
Early production Florence Knoll Desk, Classic Modernist design, Knoll New York
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production walnut and rosewood desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll ,features richly
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Art Deco Modernist Partners Desk, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
veneered in a Bombay Walnut veneers which has a warm reddish tone with light figuring throughout. This desk
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Desks

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Modernist Partners Desk, circa 1930
Art Deco Modernist Partners Desk, circa 1930
H 30.32 in W 63.78 in D 39.38 in
Lucite and Dark Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case
Category

2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Lucite and Natural Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case
Category

2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

French Wooden Modernist Desk, France 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
chic urban loft, a stately home office, or a cozy study nook, the French Modernist Desk elevates any
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

French Wooden Modernist Desk, France 1970s
French Wooden Modernist Desk, France 1970s
H 29.53 in W 55.12 in D 27.17 in
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by André Lurcat, Walnut, New Polish, Czech, 1930s
By André Lurcat
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk Catalog model: PS 8 Material: Walnut, Chrome-plated Steel Source
Category

Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Sculpted Legs Kneehole Desk & Chair - 2 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Sculpted Legs Kneehole Desk & Chair - 2 Pc Set. Item features a
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Gio Ponti Desk for RIMA Made in Walnut, Chromed Steel and Plastic. Italy, 1950s
By RIMA, Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This writing desk, designed by renowned architect Gio Ponti in 1956, was specifically created for
Category

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

Materials

Steel

Handcrafted English Desk
Located in London, GB
A totally unique handcrafted modernist desk designed and made in England by our craftspeople using
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Handcrafted English Desk
Handcrafted English Desk
H 28.35 in W 47.25 in D 27.56 in
Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This rare and captivating Art Deco Drop Front Secreter Desk in Book-matched Hand-Rubbed Walnut is
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

Gio Ponti: Monumental Executive Desk in Reeded Walnut and Brass, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891-1979) A rare and important executive desk by Gio Ponti, in dramatically carved and
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
H 30.32 in W 66.93 in D 33.47 in
Mid-Century Bookmatched Walnut W/ Tapered Leg Boca Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace
By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in New York, NY
This unique and brilliantly proportioned Mid-Century Modernist Boca Desk in Bookmatched Walnut W
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

Handcrafted English Oak Desk
Located in London, GB
A new freestanding modern English oak desk design. Designed and handmade in England using skilled
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Handcrafted English Oak Desk
Handcrafted English Oak Desk
H 31.5 in W 59.06 in D 14.97 in
Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
walnut wood. This polished material transforms this desk into a modernist sculpture with sharp, geometric
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Ligne Roset Hyannis Port Writing Desk & File Cabinet design by Eric Jourdin
By Ligne Roset, Eric Jourdan
Located in Southampton, NJ
File cabinet dimensions: 19.5"W 19"D 21.25"H Ligne Roset Hyannis Port Collection of desk and filing
Category

2010s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
Located in London, GB
Our larger handcrafted Modernist wall mounted oak desk/vanity or console table designed and
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Leather

Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
H 31.11 in W 52.76 in D 13.98 in
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Carl Aubock „C“ Walnut Clothes Coat Brush, Signed, Midcentury, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist clothes or coat brush in the shape of the letter C from the 1960s. Designed
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Streamline French Desk Set, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is what we call desk eye candy! For those who desire something of the highest quality and
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Modern Model T333 desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Tecno
Located in London, GB
Model T333 desk produced in 1975 from a design by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Geri and manufctured
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Chair in Ebonized Walnut Base with Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
legs with rectilinear cross stretchers in ebonized walnut. The top of the back has a subtle incised
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Pair of Midcentury Chairs in Ebonized Walnut Base W/ Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
cylindrical legs with rectilinear cross stretchers in ebonized walnut. The top of the backs have a subtle
Category

Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Italian Modernist Style Walnut Table Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
Italian modernist style walnut table desk with the four splayed fitted with brass hoofs. Italy
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rare Version of Herman Miller George Nelson Action Office Series Roll Top Desk
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
Series roll up tambour desk 1964 design Walnut roll up top (4) action drawers Ebonized black side
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Franco Albini TL2 Cavalletto table Poggi Italy 1950
By Franco Albini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
symmetrical angles and a mix of materials making it one of Albini's famous designs. It has a walnut frame with
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Continuous Writing Table - Hand applied wood veneer, leather & travertine
By Atelier FM
Located in New York, NY
incorporates rectilinear, modernist lines that travel unrelentingly beyond inspection. Each material tone and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Travertine

Art Deco Button Back Mohair Chair by Russel Wright for Conant Ball Company
By Conant Ball, Russel Wright
Located in New York, NY
States, circa 1940. It features four conical splayed legs in ebonized walnut; and a curvilinear stylized
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Walnut

American Mid Century Modern Walnut & Leather Modernist Paper Desk Tray
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in San Diego, CA
Single letter desk tray with solid walnut walls and leather insert, circa 1970s freshly refinished
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Hand-rubbed Walnut Desk Chair by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and stylish chair by esteemed Mid-Century Modernist designer Paolo Buffa originates from
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Modernist Art Deco Desk or Table in Walnut, Metal Spacer and Shoe, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
modernist Art Deco desk or table in walnut, metal spacer and shoe, circa 1930 varnish to redo.  
Category

Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Tables

Materials

Metal

Joan Busquets Workshop Masterpiece Modernist Nouveau Desk Cabinet, ca. 1898
Located in South Burlington, VT
Cabinetry Art. JOAN BUSQUETS I (Barcelona, 1874-1949). Modernist Cabinet and Desk, ca. 1898. Modernist
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Desk Chair in Ebonized Walnut & Copper Sharkskin
Located in New York, NY
This elegant mid century modern desk chair was realized in the United States, circa 1950. It
Category

Vintage 1950s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Mid-Century Modernist High Back or Desk Chair w/ New Missoni Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern high back/ desk chair has cabriole ebonized walnut legs, and a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Fabric

Mid-Century Modern Desk Chair in Ebonized Walnut and Copper Sharkskin
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern desk chair was realized in the United States, circa 1950. It
Category

Vintage 1950s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Elusive Modernist Action Office Desk or Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rarely seen modernist action office desk or conference table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Mid Century Modern Vintage Freestanding Wall Unit Desk in Walnut, circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Mid Century Modern Freestanding Wall Unit Desk Great modernist secretary wall unit circa
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Book-Matched & Burled, Chrome Pulls & Fluted Back Walnut Vanity / Desk
Located in New York, NY
desk. Will style brilliantly in a wide array of interiors from Classic Art Deco to Modernist and
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Chrome

Memphis Style Black Brown Modernist Office Chair Desk Chair Matteo Grassi, Italy
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Vienna, AT
Memphis style Black and Brown modern swivelling desk chair or office chair attributed to Matteo
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Gunlocke Desk, Arm Chair
By Gunlocke
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Walnut armchair with a sinuous frame with a matte oiled finish, upholstered in off white
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Gunlocke Desk, Arm Chair
Gunlocke Desk, Arm Chair
H 33.5 in W 23 in D 19 in
Porter Desk, in White Oak, by August Abode
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Meet our Porter Desk, showcasing modernist simplicity. This understated, piece pairs clean-lines
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Oak

French Art Deco Burl Walnut Occasional or Side Table
Located in New York City, NY
French Modernist stepped two tier cubist end table in bookmatched walnut. The top surface raised on
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Gilbert Rohde Chair in Holly Hunt Leather w/ Tufted Back & Walnut Legs
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco Machine age side/desk chair was designed by the early modernist legend
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pair of Jindřich Halabala "H-319" Lounge Chairs in Walnut and Fabric, 1920s
By Up Závody, Jindrich Halabala
Located in Praha 2, Hlavní město Praha
Rare pair of lounge chairs in walnut and white fabric upholstery, model H-319, designed by Jindřich
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Vintage 1920s Czech Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Rattan, Walnut

Art Deco Bedroom Suite Queen Size Figured Walnut Restored
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Bedroom Suite Queen Size Figured Walnut and restored. Unique original set with modernist
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Vintage 1930s Argentine Art Deco Bedroom Sets

Materials

Wood

Rare Walnut Archair from University of Padova Attributed to Gio Ponti Ca 1935-7
By Gio Ponti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare and lovely hand crafted walnut armchair from the Univerity of Padova (Padua), Italy circa 1935
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Ash, Wood

Higgins Violet/Green Art Glass Keepsake Box
By Higgins Glass
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Violet/Green keepsake/desk box featuring a walnut case and Higgins Glass top. Signed
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass, Walnut

Florence Knoll for Knoll International Sideboard in Teak
By Florence Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Florence Knoll for Knoll International, sideboard, teak, steel, walnut, United States, 1961 This
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Steel

Midcentury George Nelson Gentlemens Secretary Chest
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
example of early George Nelson design. Secretary desk and dresser in walnut with a drop-down work surface
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

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Walnut Modernist Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic walnut modernist desk available at 1stDibs. A walnut modernist desk — often made from wood, walnut and metal — can elevate any home. Find 246 options for an antique or vintage walnut modernist desk now, or shop our selection of 13 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the walnut modernist desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A walnut modernist desk made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one walnut modernist desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but George Nelson, Jens Risom and Herman Miller produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Walnut Modernist Desk?

Prices for a walnut modernist desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $165 and can go as high as $150,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,573.