German Desks

Art Deco style office set from around 1930 consisting of a desk, bookcase and armchair. Made of walnut wood probably in Germany in 1930-1940s. Furniture in very good condition, profe...

Art Deco study, Western Europe, circa 1940. Art Deco style office from the first half of the 20th century. The office includes: a bookcase, a desk and an armchair. Beautiful walnut ...

Vintage office secretary cabinet desk in rosewood, made in Germany, circa 1960s. This clever piece folds out into a workspace desktop that offers plenty of storage equipped with adjustable shelving and four drawers. The interior of the desk also provides a security safe...

Original streamline Mauser Typewriter's desk “Model Frankfurt” from 1954. * Metal relacquered in original cream white color * Asymmetrical shape * Streamline Moderne or Bauhaus style...

An Art Deco study set from the 1940s Dimensions: Library: height 180 cm / width 194 cm / depth 45 cm Desk: height 79 cm / width 158 cm / depth 81 cm.

Original 1950 bureau made in solid teakwood with three drawers, extensible writing desk and a secreter close by a rounded folding door. Complimentary measurements: height to th...

Mid Century German design child’s school desk & chair style of Jean Prouve. Has coat/bag hooks on the side of the desk. Beautiful Patina painted wit...

Large conference desk model ST196 designed by the duo Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm and manufactured by Kill International, Germany 1962. The use of different materials but fu...

Art Deco office from the first half of the 20th century. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. Made of walnut wood. Dimensions: Library height 183 c...

A 1950s elm desk on compass-style legs with drawer and cubby, designed by German architect Helmut Magg for the international European furniture competition “Neue Gemeinschaft für Woh...

Beautiful mid century black walnut desk. This modernist desk is captivating and stylish. While sleek in lines, the desk has a strong grounding presen...

Bespoke 1969 executive desk, model JK 212, by Jørgen Kastholm with complimentary chair An exceptional Bespoke midcentury executive desk constructed in Wenge, stainless steel and chrome with matching black leather chair designed by Jørgen Kastholm for Kill International. Jørgen Kastholm, the prolific Danish architect and industrial designer, met Preben Fabricius in 1961 and began a partnership that generated some of the most sought after designs of the 20th century. Despite only working together for just 7 years they produced a stunning array of chairs, sofas, tables and desks for Alfred Kill of Kill International. Primarily concerned with functional design paired with a minimalist aesthetic their work is instantly recognizable and this is especially so given that they chose to feature steel and leather in their work when many of their Danish counterparts preferred to use wood. Many of their designs are still produced today by Walter Knoll. All their desks are based on a stainless steel main frame, often with chrome legs and always joined by black hex head machine screws. The frame is then configured with additional wooden cabinets and usually finished with a thick glass top or wooden top. As such there are numerous variations on this theme but I have never see another desk like this before. This particular desk is often mis-attributed as being designed by both Fabricius and Kastholm but was actually designed exclusively by Kastholm for Kill in 1969 after he and Fabricius decided to go their own ways. On that basis it is far rarer than the desks they designed together. It most definitely still has all the main elements, as previously described, but also features a black leather panel to the top and a floating bookshelf at the back. This makes it truly unique and was no doubt made as a bespoke item for a particular client. Whilst they did make some desks in Rosewood often the wood in many other listings is mis-attributed. Generally, both for their large conference tables and desks, they preferred to use Wenge which is an exotic tropical hardwood favoured for its strength, durability and figuring. You’ll understand why that strength was important when you see the filing cabinet to the left as it’s monumentally heavy! The desk benefits from fully extendable draws and the original locks and keys and the backs and fronts of the cabinets are finished in black as are many of their desks cabinets. The desk comes supplied with a complimenting chair that matches the desk very well (although the designer is unknown). But this is why I again believe the whole set was bespoke for a client as it features some interesting details. Most noticeable is that the chair is made to the exact dimensions of the desk so that it can be fully pushed under to save space and fits exactly between the cabinets (as well as the arm height being exactly the same height as the cabinets too). Less noticeable, but equally important, is that because of this exact fit it means the key barrels have been recessed into the cabinets to allow space for the chair. You might not consider that terribly significant but if you look at pretty much every desk they made that had lockable draws the key barrels always stick out around 2 cm from the cabinet; so this piece has been specifically designed for purpose. The desk can of course be supplied without the chair (a reduction of £500 would apply) but it would be a shame to separate them as they have been together for over 50 years. But apart from that the chair choice is of fundamental importance, which again is not immediately obvious on first sight. For example, I do have one of the classic Fabricius and Kastholm ‘Tulip...