1930s Desks

The name Gio Ponti needs little introduction to the design-loving public. This architect, designer and visionary stood at the cradle of modern Italian design. His countless projects ...

Art Deco Desk, Rosewood Veneer, Nickel, France circa 1930 Beautiful straight Art Deco design with slightly curved top. East Indian rosewood veneered, high gloss lacquered and polish...

Superb Art Deco desk/secretaire by Primavera. It is made of a beech wood structure, all faces entirely covered with leather (parchment). All angles are reinforced with chromed metal....

This is an absolute stunner of a roll top! Rare 1930s Steel and brass Manufactured by the Art Metal Construction Co. of Jamestown, NY around ...

Monumental hotel reception desk set — 11.5m Front Counter, 16.9m Rear This monumental reception counter, originally part of a grand hôtel palace, is a masterpiece of 20th-century cr...

High Style, Art Deco, Machine Age, Industrial design desk(s) by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Company circa 1930's. The desks feature a bank of three drawers which flank th...

Remarkable French Art Deco Streamline executive desk. Simple chrome accents on the base complements the elegant design. The asymmetric design features a drawer bank with a file drawe...

The name Gio Ponti needs little introduction to the design-loving public. This architect, designer and visionary stood at the cradle of modern Italian design. His countless projects ...

Deco Bauhaus chrome 3 drawer desk by Wolfgang Hoffmann Desk for Howell. Bent chrome tube structure with 3 drawers. Good vintage condition for its age shows wear and use to chrome and...

Warren McArthur two-tier desk with drawers Aluminum and black lacquered wood Warren McArthur Corporation, 1930s Measures: 48" x 24" x 30" desk height D...

Bauhaus tubular steel desk designed by André Lurçat and probably manufactured by Thonet. Chrome plated tubular steel, stained oak veneer, circa 1930.

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...

Custom Built Art Deco desk attributed to Johann Tapp of Chicago . Built for Chicago Tribune Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist Carey Orr. Both top side pane...

Modernist tubular steel desk, walnut veneer, chromium plated metal, circa 1935 This desk is restored on request, delivery time 6-8 weeks.

Oak Executive Desk from the 1930s This piece features three drawers on each side and one centrally placed drawer. The fronts of both the doors and the drawer are adorned with decora...

A French modernist desk from the early 1930s with striking clean lines. The pedestal opens with a drawer at the bottom noted by a solid brass cylindrical handle, to the side an ope...

Desk Year 1930 French Wood Finish: polyurethanic lacquer. It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface. The quality of the furniture and the exotic woo...

Art Deco bar trolley in style of Jacques Adnet Real wood veneer Handles and wheels in copper To open on one side with double doors Tabletop with old mirror (blind spots) New m...

Art Deco desk with the green leather top. Oak base and veneer, brass hardware. Desk can be dismantle for easy transport.

Desk Year 1930 French Wood is Zebrano Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface. The quality of the furniture and the e...

This vintage art deco desk from United States is a stunning piece from the 1930s. Its unique design features two shaped columns, each containing four pull-out drawers, as well as an ...

Italian Art Deco white parchment diminutive triangular form lady's vanity /dressing table with a drawer centered by 2 side drawers and 2 doors. Parchment is separating from the piece

Streamline Art Deco rattan writing desk with a rattan border, Mahogany sides, and top with four pull drawers and 3-tier side shelf along the side. Restored to new for you. Tropical Sun Rattan was started in 1934 at 117 West Colorado Blvd in Pasadena. By 1938 we had showrooms in the Los Angeles and San Francisco furniture...

Important early piece (1928) of Breuer's revolutionary tubular furniture.

Fabulous Art Deco, Machine Age, Streamline Modern, Art Moderne, International style, Bauhaus desk or vanity in chrome, black painted wood with red faux leather insert possibly Fabrik...

Modernist tubular steel desk with two chests of drawers, chrome plated metal, oak veneer, circa. 1935.

Beautiful, large modernist Bauhaus Steeltube Desk by Mücke-Melder, Czechia circa 1935. Oak solid wood and veneer. Chrome-plated, polished tubular steel frame with original patina. Left and right each 4 long drawers. By locking the top drawer all 4 drawers are locked. Very functional with much storage space and very good legroom. The desk can also be used as a 'partners desk' and be worked on from two sides. In the style of Marcel Breuer’s steel tube desks...

Bird's-eye maple and walnut Art Deco desk with nine drawers.      

An Art Deco Flame Mahogany Desk. Five pull out drawers with an open bookshelf to side. Original brass handles and stretcher. Wear consistant with age. Dimensions: H 76cm W 120cm D 6...

Spectacular one-of-a-kind curved desk designed by Serge Chermayeff circa 1933 for the BBC building in Manchester, England. This is the original desk t...

French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1930 Material: wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an i...

Modernist tubular steel desk model H-180, designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by Spojené UP Závody, Brno, circa 1935.

Desk Style Art Deco in wood and polyurethanic lacquer, French 1930 Desk 1930s Country: France Materials: wood Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an elegant and sophisticated desk...

Art Deco Desk Year 1930 French Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface. The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...

Jean Pascaud (1903-1996) Jean PASCAUD Oak Student Desk, France 1930 Original oak student desk from the Cite Universitaire of Paris with two drawers. Measurements: H 29"1/2 x W 43"1/4...

Robert Bloch for Studio Athelia - A fine French Art Deco rosewood secretary desk with a flip top, four drawers, refined chrome hardware (the top can be ...

Queen Anne Style 1930s walnut bureau in good condition. The fall sits on two pull out slides with a fitted interior with drawers and pigeon holes. The b...

A fine Art Deco Ambassador desk Designed by De Coene Frères. A partner desk with bowed front and back Black lacquer with nickeled bronze details, pull...

Superb Art Deco desk/secretaire by Primavera. It is made of a beech wood structure, all faces entirely covered with leather (parchment). All angles are reinforced with chromed metal....

Elegant Macassar Art Deco desk, circa 1930. Bronze handles.

Art Deco Desk, Rosewood Veneer, Nickel, France circa 1930 Beautiful straight Art Deco design with slightly curved top. East Indian rosewood veneered, high gloss lacquered and polish...

This is a Birch Double Pedestal Executive Desk or Vanity, designed by Eliel Saarinen, Eva-Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson, and J. Robert F. Swanson in 1939. It was produced in Grand R...

A modernist desk from France 1930s Minimalist form. Drawer handle and the base are in copper. Rosewood and copper. Report : Fully restored by a cabinetmaker. We keep the original...

An Art Deco small desk. Amboyna with inlaid details, red bakelite and brass pulls. Desk features four drawers a storage cabinet and an additional storage area underneath a lift u...

French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1930 Material: wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an ...

A French modern cerused oak demilune desk with nickeled bronze linear hardware details decorating three sides, raised on inset plinth. Architectural and streamline, this kneehole des...

French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1930 Material: wood and parchment leather It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used ...

Beautiful Art Deco desk. Lockable center drawer and side cabinets. Cabinets have pull-out file compartments.

We are delighted to offer for sale this beautiful Waring & Gillow circa 1930's oak desk, dressing table on bun feet. Made by one of the greatest furniture makers in British Histor...

Desk by Margareta Köhler (1901-1974). ca. 1938. Macassar Ebony. Desk with detachable top with two drawers. Designed by Margreta Köhler for...

Solid oak desk with sculpted curves and a two-tier work top. This desk is art deco era, dated circa 1930's-1940's. The piece has been refinished and shows very well. A single dovetail drawer on the front. Could be used as a small sideboard or entry way console. Desk dimensions...

"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)" Desk Year 1930 French Wood and chrome Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an ...

Paul Dupré-Lafon, (1900-1971), Art Deco desk in veneer walnut and gilt bronze. Circa 1935 Fully restored. French varnish

Walnut veneer desk Art Deco rationalism years '30 Italy design in the manner of Pagano(attributed) veener is usured in only the back low zone invisi...

A fabulous burr walnut 1930s Art Deco 9 drawer desk. Veneered in the most beautiful burr walnut to the drawer fronts with very pale contrasting straight ...

Walnut Queen Anne Style “Gillows” Desk. Circa 1930 We can ship this to anywhere in the world, including US - please get in touch for a shipping quote Please see close up photo of 'Gi...

A rare and unusual early 20th Century Italian art deco desk, finished in a light mahogany with simple solid brass legs, brass handles on the four drawers and comes included with the ...

Art Deco desk, made of maple veneered wood with inlays, keyholes and ivory strips. By NORDISKA KOMPANIET S:A (1920-1970). Signed by NORDISKA KOMPANIET S,A., BS AIRES, Florida 101. A...

Art Deco table desk in palisander, circa 1930.  

Stunning French Bonheur de Jour desk we date to circa 1920 Crafted from kingwood with painted plaques showing scenes of courtly love with two romantic couples Top is a cabinet with...

A 20th-century vintage desk from the 1930s of Sheraton Revival style, drawing inspiration from the renowned British furniture designer Thomas Sheraton of the late 18th century. Shera...