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Vintage WWII Folding Military Field Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage WWII Military Field Desk A vintage US Military aluminum celadon green painted metal
Category

Vintage 1940s North American Industrial Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Restored Pre WWII Rattan and Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Writing Desk. Featuring a convenient drawer adorned with rattan drawer pulls and supported by four-strand
Category

Vintage 1950s Desks

Materials

Rattan

Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
desk accessories.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Iron

Mid-Century Double-Sided Executive Birch Desk Imexcotra
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Double-Sided Executive Birch Desk Imexcotra Mid-Century desk was manufactured in
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rare Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Grissinato Mahogany
By Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti, writing desk, walnut, mahogany, glass, Italy, 1940s This writing table, a rare find
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Walnut

High Polished American Mid-Century Aluminum Folding Army Desk
Located in New York, NY
WWII Aluminium Military Campaign Desk-Collapsible This desks was originally painted in a sea foam
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Frits Spanjaard Important Asymmetrical Desk in Oak and Macassar Ebony, 1932
By Frits Spanjaard
Located in The Hague, NL
This unique architect's desk was designed by Frits Spanjaard in 1932. With its generous proportions
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Desks

Materials

Macassar, Oak

Art Deco Machine Age International Style Chrome & Black Desk Attr Gilbert Rohde
By Troy Sunshade Company, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Art Deco, Machine Age, Streamline Modern, Art Moderne, International style, Bauhaus desk
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Mid Century Black Leather Office Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller 8 Available
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
' experimentation with aluminum, which became more affordable after WWII. This set of chairs feature black Vicenza
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid Century Black Leather Aluminum Group Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
experimentation with aluminum, which became more affordable after WWII. This chair features black Vicenza leather
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid Century White Leather Office Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
experimentation with aluminum, which became more affordable after WWII. This pair of chairs feature white leather
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
, created during the post WWII period and the Korean war, back in the 1953-1955. They are mounted with six
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze, Aluminum

Isamu Kenmochi Kabuto Office Chair, circa 1960
By Isamu Kenmochi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
develop the Japanese furniture industry after WWII, when the operations arm started to build furniture and
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Isamu Kenmochi Kabuto Office Chair, circa 1960
Isamu Kenmochi Kabuto Office Chair, circa 1960
H 31.11 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Isamu Kenmochi Stool, circa 1960
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
experiences and teachings to quickly develop the Japanese furniture industry after WWII, when the Operations
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood

Isamu Kenmochi Stool, circa 1960
Isamu Kenmochi Stool, circa 1960
H 16.93 in W 15.75 in D 14.57 in
Pair of Restored Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
affordable since WWII. So, they constructed a lightweight, die-cast aluminum frame and set a sling in it - a
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Naudet & Co. 1915-1916 Paris World War I French Aviation Altimeter Militaire
Located in Miami, FL
high quality measuring devices. They was very active during the WWI and WWII. They are the only French
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Vintage 1910s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Monumental WWII American Wood Light Aircraft Carrier Made by Sailors
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this huge, Vintage WWII American wooden deck light Aircraft
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20th Century English Campaign Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Original Vintage WWII Poster The Enemy Is Listening Careless Talk Secretary
Located in London, GB
! - featuring a secretary typing on a typewriter whilst talking to another lady at the desk holding a filing
Category

Vintage 1940s German Posters

Materials

Paper

Library Desk Lamp by ILUM - Argentina
By Ilum
Located in East Hampton, NY
This industrial period (WWII era) desk lamp in British Jaguar green features a swing arm and all
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Vintage 1940s Argentine Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Marianne Brandt Desk Lamps, 1950
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Kandem task lamps for Leuchtenbau Leipzig, post WWII Model manufactured with original
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Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Marianne Brandt Desk Lamps, 1950
Marianne Brandt Desk Lamps, 1950
H 16 in W 6 in D 16 in
Tito Agnoli for O-Luce 'Cornalux' Desk Lights
By O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, desk lights 'Cornalux', metal, Italy, 1964. Modern table lamps designed by
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Degue French Art Deco Desk or Table Lamp, Late 1920s
By Degué
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
operating. It was officially closed in 1939 at the outbreak of WWII. Sadly the Normandie caught fire and
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Pan-Am DC3 Wooden Airplane Desk Model, Midcentury
By Pan American Airways
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / midcentury large DC3 desk aviation model. Pan-Am wooden airplane model. It was in an
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects

Materials

Wood

Tito Agnoli for O-Luce Table Lamps in Black and White Perspex
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tito Agnoli for O-luce, desk lamps, model ‘267’, Perspex, brass, enameled steel, Italy, 1960
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel, Enamel

Glass Base Kandem Bauhaus Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Iconic Kandem table or desk lamps. These are a rare model as they have a glass base, dating them
Category

Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Glass Base Kandem Bauhaus Table Lamps
Glass Base Kandem Bauhaus Table Lamps
H 18.12 in W 5.91 in D 8.27 in
Italian Polished Cast Aluminum Mid Century Saucer Table Lamp 1950s Russel Wright
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning & Rare! Italian Polished Cast Aluminum Mid Century Modern Table or Desk Lamp In the
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Mahogany Bookcase by De Coene of Courtrai
Located in Dallas, TX
furniture manufacturers. Then came WWII, when the complex was repeatedly struck by bombs, but recovered in
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Eames PAC Yellow Padded Swivel Armchair w/Gray Fiberglass Shell & Aluminum Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
plastic series at an office and desk chair. This example has the molded into the fiberglass Herman Miller
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

6 General Fireproofing Mid Century Machine Age Aluminum Goodform Armchairs
By General Fireproofing Company
Located in Topeka, KS
commercial office desk in the world with their production of the 1600 series metal desk which was made from
Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

MCM Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group High Back Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
was introduced in 1958 and is still in production! This vintage beauty will be phenomenal at a desk in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Hatfield/Craig Organic Design Chair
By Ann Hatfield and Martin Craig
Located in New York, NY
" competition. Few ever produced, owing to America's entry into WWII a month after the MoMA show opened in
Category

Vintage 1940s American Organic Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Birch

Hatfield/Craig Organic Design Chair
Hatfield/Craig Organic Design Chair
H 33 in W 17 in D 20.5 in
English Art Deco Chrome and Black Vitrolite Bofors Gun Desk Model/Paperweight
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very elegant English Art Deco styled desk model/paperweight of a WWII deck mounted anti
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Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Paperweights

Materials

Chrome

Post War Knockdown Furniture Co, Plywood Three-Piece Office Desk Set
By Knockdown Furniture Co.
Located in Denver, CO
After WWII, American furniture manufacturers began to explore production options using new
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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Desks

Authentic Airplane Wing Desk from Original WWII Wing 68"
By Steve Winters
Located in Acworth, GA
Rare opportunity to obtain a incredible Desk made from a section of wing from a WWII DC-3 US Army
Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Aviation Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Sideboard or Credenza Secretairie by J.L.Metz
By J. L. Metz Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
cabinets with shelving, and the most beautiful pull-out secretaire desk with small drawers and cubbies
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Rare WWII Steel Army Field Desk
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
This is a very special piece, an original WWII Army field desk. This desk functioned exactly as
Category

20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Rare WWII Steel Army Field Desk
Rare WWII Steel Army Field Desk
H 29.5 in W 59 in D 22 in
Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Iron

Cees Braakman Birch Series Desk
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in London, GB
After WWII, Dutch designer Braakman was sent to the US to learn about new production processes
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Cees Braakman Birch Series Desk
Cees Braakman Birch Series Desk
H 28.35 in W 55.12 in D 27.56 in
Art Deco Kidney Paldao Wood w/ Leather Brass Studded Base Desk by Gilbert Rhode
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This refined Art Deco desk was realized by the legendary Gilbert Rohde in the United States, circa
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Cees Braakman Desk for Pastoe, circa 1950
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Desk (Part of the birch serie), designed by Cees Braakman around 1950. Manufactured by Pastoe
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Desks

Materials

Birch

Cees Braakman Desk for Pastoe, circa 1950
Cees Braakman Desk for Pastoe, circa 1950
H 28.75 in W 55.12 in D 27.56 in
Faarup Mobelfabrik Scandinavian Modern Teak Single Drawer Nightstand/ Tiny Desk
By Faarup Møbelfabrik
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Scandinavian Modern teak single drawer nightstand or tiny desk by Faarup Mobelfabrik. It
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Teak

Small Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Carl Bissman
By Carl Bissman
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome walnut writing desk in the manner of Carl Bissman’s mid-century modern pieces. It is in
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Dom Hans van der Laan Writing Table for Town Hall Budel, 1966
By Jan de Jong, Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
the reconstruction period after WWII the Dutch architect Jan de Jong and Dom Hans van der Laan
Category

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

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Brown Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
experimentation with aluminum, which became more affordable after WWII. This side office chair features brown
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid Century Black Leather Office Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
experimentation with aluminum, which became more affordable after WWII. This side office chair features black
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Aluminum Group Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
aluminum, which became more affordable after WWII. Today, the management chair has aluminum side ribs that
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Isamu Kenmochi Laminated Wood and Grey Fabric Swivel Office Chair, circa 1950
By Isamu Kenmochi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
furniture industry after WWII, when the Operations Arm started to build furniture and homes for their
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Office Chair by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo, Japan, circa 1950
By Isamu Kenmochi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Amsterdam, NL
develop the Japanese furntiure industry after WWII, when the Operations Arm started to build furniture and
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eames Herman Miller PSCC-A-4 Pivoting Task Shell Chair Pair Contract Base Castor
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Topeka, KS
commission, which they acquired from the government during WWII to produce molded plywood splints and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Vintage Campaign Style Dental Field Desk End Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A rare Campaign style WWII US Army Dental Field desk made by the Rogers and Madison Trunk Company
Category

Vintage 1940s American Campaign End Tables

Materials

Metal

Vintage Campaign Style Medical Dental Field Desk End Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A rare Campaign style WWII US Army Medical field desk trunk made by the American Cabinet Company
Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial End Tables

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Cees Braakman Birch Series CB01 Cabinet or Cupboard Desk
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in London, GB
, Netherlands. Constructed from birch ply there are shelves to the interior, a pull-out laminated desk with
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Birch

Vintage Industrial WW2 RAF Bomber Navigators Desk Lamp, c.1940
Located in London, GB
Iconic navigation/cockpit lamp used on WWII aircrafts. c.1940 Originally used in RAF aircraft
Category

Vintage 1940s English Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Machine Age Table Desk Lamp Faries Cobra Streamline Art Deco
By J.O. Reincke, Faries Lamp Co.
Located in Oakland, CA
beginning prior to WWII. This lamp has been fully restored and all external parts professionally copper
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Copper, Chrome

Winston Churchill Signed Photograph Early 20th Century Black and White
Located in Jersey, GB
. Churchill led Britain to victory against Nazi Germany during WWII, with his regular speeches and broadcasts
Category

20th Century British Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Winston Churchill Signed Photograph
Located in Jersey, GB
. Churchill led Britain to victory against Nazi Germany during WWII, with his regular speeches and broadcasts
Category

20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Winston Churchill Signed Photograph
Winston Churchill Signed Photograph
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H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
Winston Churchill Signed Photograph
Located in Jersey, GB
history. Churchill led Britain to victory against Nazi Germany during WWII, with his regular speeches
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Antique Early 1900s Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Winston Churchill Signed Photograph
Winston Churchill Signed Photograph
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H 7 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
Alvar Aalto, 1935 Large, Early Production, Black Mat Lacquered and Birch Table
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
the UK before WWII. The standardized leg not only made the furniture designs’ it was incorporated
Category

20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Birch

Pair of Antique O.C. White Model C Wall Sconces Lamps Lights
By O.C. White
Located in Oakville, CT
electric-lighting fixtures. O.C. White began to design lamps for desk use, physician’s exam units, hospital
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel, Iron, Metal

4 MCM Iron & Wood Dining Chairs Attributed to Clifford Pascoe for Modernmasters
By Modernmasters Inc., Clifford Pascoe
Located in Topeka, KS
bentwood stacking stool; a young Charles Eames worked for Artek during WWII designing splints out of molded
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the wwii desk you’re looking for. Each wwii desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and aluminum. There are many kinds of the wwii desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A wwii desk, designed in the mid-century modern, Art Deco or industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one wwii desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Isamu Kenmochi, Charles and Ray Eames and Tendo Mokko produced versions that are worth a look.

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