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Place of Origin: European
Rosewood Diplomat Desk by Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in Pasadena, TX
Large rosewood executive Diplomat model desk, model FD-951, designed by Finn Juhl, made by France & Son circa 1960. This classic desk features two banks of locking drawers .This exam...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Oak Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
A stunning 1930s French Art Deco writing desk sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from solid oak, it features a rectangular top with a beveled edge. The desk...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Desks
Materials
Oak
Barbarella Writing Desk / Secretary by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1966/1985
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ettore Sottsass Barbarella cabinet for Poltronova, Italy. Designed in 1966, produced in 1985. The cabinet features three drawers over a drop-front ...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Brass
French Brutalist Dining Table in Solid Wood
By Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
This striking French Brutalist dining table, crafted in the 1950s, is a masterful study of form and function. The monolithic construction and bold architectural lines are enhanced by...
Category
1950s Brutalist Vintage European Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Country French Louis Philippe Style Provincial Oak Library Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
A late 19th-century country French provincial library desk made in the style of Louis Philippe, sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid oak wood showcasing...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique European Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Glass, Oak
Dining Table with “Presse à Vin” Legs, Bleached Oak, France, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Dining Table with “Presse à Vin” Legs, Bleached Oak, France, 1940s
French Provincial Style
With its monumental spiraled legs and deeply carved stretcher, this French oak table pays ...
Category
1940s Brutalist Vintage European Desks
Materials
Oak
Georgian Mahogany Partners' Desk
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th century English mahogany partner's desk, the leather lined top with gilt tooling, over three drawers on each side, supported by two pedestal bases, each with a cabinet door on o...
Category
1830s Georgian Antique European Desks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Round Top, TX
Distinctive and elegant, this English mahogany partners desk has 9 functioning drawers on one side and 3 drawers over two cabinet doors on the opposite side.
Please enlarge photos t...
Category
Late 19th Century Regency Antique European Desks
Materials
Brass
Substantial 19th Century Figured Burr Walnut Partners' Desk by Holland & Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
A Substantial Walnut Partners' Desk
By Holland & Sons
A fully fitted partners desk with identical arrangements to both sides, constructed using finely figured walnut and with a tool...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Danish desk table by Sven Ellekaer 1960s
By Sven Ellekaer
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exclusive wooden desk attributed to the important Danish designer and architect Sven Ellekaer. Ellekaer's unmistakable design with its V-shaped curved wood and the precise union betw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Desks
Materials
Wood
Restored Baroque Revival Oak Writing Desk, circa 1890
Located in Opole, PL
Restored Baroque Revival Oak Writing Desk, circa 1890
This Neo-Baroque writing desk is entirely made in oak wood. Presented piece of furniture is...
Category
Late 19th Century Baroque Revival Antique European Desks
Materials
Oak
Edwardian Kidney shaped writing desk
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Very good quality early 20th century mahogany and inlaid writing desk
English circa 1900 with original brass handles , castors and leather insert
Having 9 mahogany lined drawers , th...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique European Desks
Materials
Mahogany
1960s, Danish teak wood desk, drawers, original.
Located in Tarm, 82
1960s, Danish teak wood desk. Original very good condition: no smells, no stains, and stable construction. Teak wood, plywood drawers. Classic Scandinavian 60s teak wood design direc...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Teak, Plywood
Sesamo 841 Desk by Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1980
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Chicago, IL
Sesamo 841 Desk by Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1980. Desk is designed by Gianfranco Frattini and made by Bernini. Bernini tags in drawer as shown in picture. Original Bernini desk in...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rare Sesamo Pop Up Desk / Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1981
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Basel, BS
Exquisite and very rare Pop Up Desk by Gianfranco Frattini in Italy for Bernini.
Label present, and all drawer pulls are stamped with the logo.
When you p...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Leather, Beech
Antique French Secretary
Located in Malibu, CA
This early 19th-century drop-leaf secretaire features the traditional Biedermeier ebony accents, columns, and matched woodgrain pattern. Unlike the h...
Category
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Antique European Desks
Materials
Brass, Other
Storage cabinet Trinité by Kreatippci Studio
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Trinité - description:
This elegant cabinet with Surrealist flair is made of iron, wood and ceramics.
Every element of this functional piece radiates refined sophistication and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Desks
Materials
Iron
Shape modern desk in Eucalyptus with leather top
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Desk from the Shape line, characterized by its curved lines and enhanced by the leather top, presented in Eucalyptus rope F129. Equipped with two large drawers with rallenty system.
...
Category
2010s Modern European Desks
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
The Sir William Stephenson 18th Century George II Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A rare and important George II period lacquer chinoiserie bureau, exquisitely decorated with gilded chinoiserie scenes on a rich black ground. Featuring intricate depictions of figur...
Category
18th Century George II Antique European Desks
Materials
Gold, Silver
Italian Vintage Writing Desk Attributed to Vittorio Dassi (circa 1950s)
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in London, GB
Italian vintage writing desk attributed to celebrated furniture maker, Vittorio Dassi (circa 1950s). This represents iconic design along with a gorgeous marquetry exterior and iconic...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Rosewood Desk
Located in Brussels, Brussels
important and very elegant Louis XV style desk in rosewood from the end of the 19th century
Double-sided desk (with one side with fake drawers) and the other side opening with three...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique European Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Wooden Writing Desk Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Chicago, IL
A meticulously crafted 1950s solid wood desk attributed to Paola Buffa. Buffa’s eye for detail is highlighted through its elegant form: a rectangular top with softly rounded corners,...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique Wooden Ericsson MB 115 Crank Magneto Field Telephone 1895 С Mark 1
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Sweden, SE
Rare, hard to find. Telephone “C” Mark 1 (Mk 1), designed by Ericsson’s of Stockholm, was the first portable military telephone. It was used in large numbers in the South African War of 1899-1902 by the Telegraph Battalion RE and became the standard field telephone...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique European Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Oryx Desk Table by Parigi and Prina for Molteni
By Vittorio Parigi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Plastic and Steel Orix Desk by V. Parigi & N. Prina for Molteni, 1970s
Moulded ABS plastic with chrome base, and hinged glass writing surface.
In impeccable original conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Desks
Materials
Chrome
Italian Mid Century Table Desk and chair designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Italian Mid-Century Desk and Chair Designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s
This stunning Italian Mid-Century desk and chair set was designed by the renowned designer Vittorio Dassi ...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Maple, Teak
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, striking asymmetry, contrasting woods and the large knobs in solid Macassar ebony, the desk can be considered as an important example of the Haagse School (The Hague School) style.
The desk has four large drawers on the right, which can be simultaneously locked with a single key. The interior on the left features six drawers and additional storage, and can be locked altogether as well. Particularly noteworthy are the four cleverly incorporated pull-out shelves of different dimensions creating additional space: two on the front, one on the right side and one large shelf on the back side. The desktop is executed in dark stained oak and features a dark grey leather insert.
in 1932, the prosperous Van Stolk & Reese company commissioned Spanjaard to design the interior and furniture of their offices located on the Ceintuurbaan in Rotterdam. This custom desk was most likely designed for the office of the company’s director, which was designed by Spanjaard in a radically modernist way, combining his own sumptuous designs with the functionalist tubular steel furniture made by W.H. Gispen.
Between 1925 and 1935 the work of Spanjaard was strongly connected to the Haagse School movement of which he’d become a main proponent. This style was not so much inspired by the Classic European Art Deco capitals such as Paris and Vienna but more by other national and international architectural developments such as the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The influential magazine Wendingen published a series of articles on Wright still relatively unknown at the time in 1925 and the renowned architect Jan Wils also played an important role in the orientation towards Wrights work in The Netherlands.
In its particular application of geometric shapes, primary colours and its sophisticated cubist division of the surface, the Haagse School designers were also aware of De Stijl movement, lead by contemporaries such as Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondriaan. At the same time the geometry, the harmonious proportions and the understated decorations were primarily based on the rationalist design principles of H.P. Berlage, who would later become one of Spanjaard’s clients himself. Design had to meet the functional demands of the user but purely utilitarian ideas were certainly not the most important. Due to his frequent travels to Germany, Spanjaard was also familiar with the designs of Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, especially appreciating the simplicity and purity of their designs.
Biography
Frits Spanjaard (1889-1978) started his career as the artistic director of the LOV furniture...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Desks
Materials
Macassar, Oak
19th century Victorian painted bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Victorian painted bureau circa 1890.
Here we offer a painted bureau on behalf of a local registered charity.
Flame mahogany bureau given a modern twist, using a matt b...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
French Louis XIII Style Oak Barley Twist Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine 19th century French carved oak library table, or writing table desk made in the grand Louis XIII taste. Features thick barley twist legs conjoined on the bottom with barley twis...
Category
19th Century Louis XIII Antique European Desks
Materials
Oak
ND93 desk by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen, Denmark, 1960s - 60s
By Nanna Ditzel, Søren Willadsen
Located in Paris, FR
An iconic piece of Danish design, this desk is in very good condition.
Dimensions :
Length : 175cm
Width : 75 cm
Height : 72 cm
The top shelf has been completely redone in walnut s...
Category
1960s Vintage European Desks
Materials
Wood
French Directoire style minister's desk in solid wood with leather pad
Located in Landivy, FR
This minister's desk with 5-drawers is a craft-handed reproduction of the world-renowned French Directoire style, which dates back to the end of the 18th century.
This range is char...
Category
2010s Directoire European Desks
Materials
Brass
21st Willington Desk Walnut Wood Leather Handmade in Portugal by Wood Tailors
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
A prestigious member of one of the most exclusive Gentlemen's clubs in London, the 1st Marquess of Willingdon was a British Liberal politician and was the tribute behind this timeless design.
Designed for timeless furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Desks
Materials
Steel
ClassiCon Orcus Desk in Lacquered White by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Orcus Desk in high gloss lacquer by Konstantin Grcic. Secretary desk in high gloss lacquered drop-flap writing surface, 4 drawers, secret compartment, stora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Desks
Materials
Steel
Danish Modern "Eden" Partners Desk, Large Surface with Roll Top File Cabinets
By Magnussen and Claussen
Located in Kansas City, MO
"Eden Desk" designed by Magnussen and Claussen for Eden, Holland. Three drawers, three roll top file cabinets accessed on the desk surface. Two...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Brass
Hans Wegner Executive Desk for Johannes Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Johannes Hansen
Located in New York, NY
Executive desk in teak and stainless steel, designed as part of an office system by Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen, c. 1965. With solid oak, dovetailed drawers and height adjustable feet...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
18th Century Swedish Rococo Slant Front desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo slant front desk. Front opens to reveal a large work surface, thirteen pull out drawers, four cubbies, two pull out document holders and a small compartment with sma...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique European Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Desk, for Azucena, Italy 1979
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Chicago, IL
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Desk, for Azucena, Italy 1979 model SCR7
Features: Architectural design with upper and lower surfaces, cross steel support beam with Two Drawers with lacquered...
Category
1970s Vintage European Desks
Materials
Steel
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa 1870. This handsome box opens to reveal a leather...
Category
19th Century Antique European Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite French Provencal antique campagne Campaign High-end ...
Category
18th Century Antique European Desks
Materials
Metal
Victorian Burr Walnut Pop-Up Davenport
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian burr walnut pop-up davenport with pullout / pull-out writing slide with tooled green leather writing surface and fitted lidded pen and ink boxes, secret button to release s...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Desks
Materials
Walnut
Modern Menir Console Table, Calacatta Viola Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Menir Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Menir modern console table draws inspiration from menhir sil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Desks
Materials
Onyx, Marble
19th Century Boulle Ormolu and Ebony Bureau Plat/Desk by Mathieu Béfort, France
By Mathieu Béfort, Befort Jeune, André-Charles Boulle
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Regency Boulle-style ormolu and ebony wood bureau plat/desk by Mathieu Béfort (AKA: Béfort Jeune), France
By: Mathieu Béfort, Béfort Jeune, André-Charles Boulle (i...
Category
1880s Regency Antique European Desks
Materials
Metal, Silver, Bronze, Copper, Ormolu
Aries Medium Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Aries Medium Desk by Pastform
Dimensions: D 65 x W 150 x H 76 cm.
Materials: Stained and varnished wood.
Available in different wood color finishes and combinations: Whiskey, Rum, N...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Desks
Materials
Wood
Rare Mutenyé wood design desk by Jules Wabbes for Mobilier Universel 1960
By Mobilier Universel, Jules Wabbes
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Experience the elegance of mid-century modern design with the Jules Wabbes desk for Mobilier Universel. This piece is a testament to refined taste and meticulous craftsmanship produc...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Demilune Writing Desk, Rosewood, Steel, Italy, 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Demilune Writing or Executive Desk, Rosewood, Steel, Italy, 1950s
This fully refinished Italian mid-century modern demilune desk from the 1950s is a stri...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Chrome
Early 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Classic antique Early 19th Century French Empire drop front secretary desk made with magnificent high quality flame mahogany adorned with bronze doré mounts and its original gray mar...
Category
Early 19th Century Empire Antique European Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Original White Painted Hostess Stand Standing Desk from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
Beautiful details abound in this lovely original painted standing desk from Sweden. The carved swag, flourishes and dentil molding gracefully acc...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Desks
Materials
Wood
Teak Desk "Made to Measure" Serie, Cees Braakman for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Delft, NL
Teak desk "Made to measure" serie, Cees Braakman for Pastoe
Teak desk designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe
1960s
Curved with birch interior drawers and chrome legs
Original key...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Desks
Materials
Chrome
French 19th C. Second Empire Secrétaire À Abattant with Gold Ormolu Mounts
Located in Savannah, GA
This extraordinary French Second Empire period secre´taire a' abattan features flame mahogany, gilt brass-mounts and retains its original dark grey speckled granite top. Decorated th...
Category
1850s Napoleon III Antique European Desks
Materials
Granite, Brass, Ormolu
Large English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large English pedestal desk of mahogany, featuring a moulded top inset with an embossed leather, over a frieze with one long drawer fl...
Category
19th Century Antique European Desks
Materials
Brass, Metal
Carlton House Desk Vintage English Styling with Leather Writing Surface
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Toronto, CA
Here is our Vintage Carlton House Desk, English Styling with Leather Writing Surface. A lovely flamed mahogany veneer with a lively pattern make this a true show piece. With seven drawers and two door cupboard storage area not only is this beautiful but also practice for storage of special items. The leather writing surface has a pull out portion that increases the useable area for papers or lap...
Category
20th Century Hepplewhite European Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Walnut desk with two solid walnut drawers in mid-century modern style
Located in ZIELONA GÓRA, PL
Desk in mid-century style with two drawers and brass handles. The tapered legs are finished with brass plated aluminum feet. Desk made of solid American walnut wood and wood covered ...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern European Desks
Materials
Brass
Antique Writing Table, English, Regency, Mahogany, Davenport, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing table, an English, Regency, mahogany, open Davenport dating to the early 19th century, circa 1820.
Of quality craf...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique European Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Oak Desk From France, CIrca 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Oak Desk From France, CIrca 1960. Oak construction with eleven drawers. Light wear and use.
Category
1960s Vintage European Desks
Materials
Oak
"Magic Box" by Mummenthaler & Meier, Switzerland, 1960's
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
This absolute phenomenal writing desk, was designed by Mummenthaler and Meier (Switzerland) in the 60's.
It is a foldable and closable writing desk or secretary desk called the "Magic Box...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Walnut Pedestal Desk with Upper Cabinet and Stained Glass, C. 1900
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Art Nouveau pedestal desk in walnut with cabinets at either side of knee-hole opening to offer six storage drawers, in addition to the three drawers along the apron. The small bookcase resting over the rear top features a gallery with carved cyma curves and finials and offers an open cubby with shelves that is flanked on either side by cabinets with stained glass door panels...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique European Desks
Materials
Stained Glass, Walnut
Antique Victorian French Inlaid Rosewood Freestanding Bureau/Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French inlaid rosewood freestanding bureau/desk having the original gilt metal gallery above a devine shaped inlaid marquetry fall opening to reveal a fitted interi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Mid Century Executive Desk Table designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Executive desk designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s,truly unique design characterized by a sinuous top with an arched line in contrast with the central part convex in the oppo...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Desks
Materials
Glass, Teak
Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau European Desks
Materials
Bronze
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