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Period: 1940s
Art Deco Ebonized Walnut Vanity Desk W/Molded Lucite Pulls
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your interior with an exquisite piece that embodies the pinnacle of sophistication and elegance: the Art Deco Ebonized Walnut Vanity Desk with Molded Lucite Pulls, American, ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Lucite, Walnut
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The desk was made specifically for a client in the Promontory Apartment Building in Chicago designed by Nelson's associate, and world-renowned architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The entire apartment was outfitted in pieces from George Nelson's Basic Cabinet Series for Herman Miller that sat, untouched for nearly 70 years in their original setting! In addition to two aluminium sconces, this piece also features hidden, fluorescent lighting mounted in the upper canopy as a clever solution to Mies van der Rohe's lack of ceiling fixtures. This is a gorgeous, grandiose, and extremely rare piece of design history that will instantly outfit an entire office in striking style!
Features:
Desk:
- Book-matched walnut veneer
- Built-in Bar
- Built in coat closet/wardrobe
- Dual aluminum sconces
- Hidden, indirect fluorescent lighting
- Silver-plated Herman Miller hardware
- Dual "floating" book shelves
- Tapered, cantilevered peninsula desk...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Aluminum
$14,000 Sale Price
60% Off
Paul Goldman for PlyModern Walnut Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul Goldman for Plymodern Molded Plywood Desk. Plymodern developed several designs all made of plywood. There is a bedroom grouping as well that you see sometimes. The desk maybe...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
1940s Jansen-Style Modern Wooden Desk with Bronze and Leather Accents, France
Located in North Miami, FL
1940s Jansen-style Modern wooden 2-drawer desk with bronze accents and leather surface, France
By: Maison Jansen (in the style of)
Material: wood, metal, bronze, copper, tin, leathe...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
French Brutalist Oak Dining Table, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
"Architecture is not about space but about time." — Vito Acconci
A commanding expression of French Brutalist design, this solid oak dining table embraces monolithic proportions an...
Category
French Brutalist Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Oak
Gilbert Rohde 4140 Vanity for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautifully refinished mahogany vanity/coiffeuse by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) top and padded drawers.
Kneehole: 26" high x 22" wide x 17.5" deep
See our separate listings for other pieces from this same collection.
See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Viking Oak Kneehole Writing Desk with Matching Chair by Romweber
Located in Lafayette, IN
Excellent vintage writing desk in the Viking Oak style by the Romweber Furniture Co. of Batesville, IN. This charming desk features wonderful relief carved details, solid oak constru...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
$999 Sale Price / set
66% Off
French Art Deco Occasionnal Table Oak, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Presenting a captivating and compact French Art Deco dining table that exudes timeless elegance. This exquisite table showcases the beauty of oak wood with a sanded finish, revealing...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Oak
$2,730 Sale Price
35% Off
Italian Midcentury Executive Desk Table with chair designed by Gio' Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This writing table, a true gem designed by Gio Ponti, dates back to the 1940s and is an extraordinary example of Italian design. Its crescent shape is accentuated by a balanced arran...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Vintage Green Teal Cherry Brass Dining Table Italy 1940s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table or writing desk or bureau plat very similar to Ico Parisi from solid cherrywood topped with green turquoise teal glass plate...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Glass, Cherry
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Oak
$3,400 Sale Price
50% Off
Italian Art Deco Parchment Desk Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani, 1940s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant Art Deco desk made in Italy in the 1940s and attributed to Osvaldo Borsani. The top and sides are entirely covered in fine parchment, beautifully restored. The base and handl...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Parchment Paper
Modernist Carl Malmsten Pine 1940s Desk with a shelf, unique
Located in Forest, BE
This is a unusual desk made out of pine. Produced in Sweden around the 1940s. It is a so unique in the shape, the base is very unusual with the shelf as a feet. It will brighten any...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Pine
Gilbert Rohde Paldao “Ectoplastic” Desk for Herman Miller, 1940s
Located in Coronado, CA
A Gibert Rohde designed “Ectoplastic” desk for Herman Miller, circa 1940s. Rohde designed this desk as part of the Paldao Group, a furniture suite named for the distinct wood with co...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
Jules Leleu- A French 1950s 3 Drawer Walnut Writing Table with Brass Details
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu - A fine French Mid-Century three drawer walnut desk with brass details.
A similar desk is shown page 137 of the book "Jules et Andre Leleu" by Vivianne Jutheau - Edited...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
Rare Desk with Chair by Brown Saltman
Located in Torrance, CA
Brown Saltman, desk with chair, wood, United States, circa 1940s
A cubist desk with chair. This set holds a similar idiom with clear forms and lines. Both the chair and the desk ...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Wood
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Executive Office Group Desk 1942
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Executive Office Group Desk, 1942
Teak veneer executive desk with brass-plated steel pulls, vinyl accents, and six drawers including two sliding trays...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
$6,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Large executive French Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, US
This 1940s executive desk, from a Palm Beach estate decorated by Juan Pablo Molineux, is a masterpiece of antique craftsmanship. It features a bl...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Gold Leaf
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Desk in Solid Wood 40s / 50s Bauhaus Style Vintage
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French desk from the 40s / 50s in modernist Bauhaus style. Structure of the desk in veneered and solid Rio rosewood with a triple tubular base in chromed steel quite rare. The desk i...
Category
French Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Chrome
French Extendable Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Oak
$3,100 Sale Price
50% Off
Jacques Adnet Table/Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful Jacques Adnet table which could also be used as a desk.
Beautiful slatted wood top and signature caramel leather legs with contrast stitch detail
New leather beautifully...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
$42,000
Desk Style Art Deco in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinct...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Dining Table by Charles Dudouyt
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
### French Art Deco Dining Table by Charles Dudouyt
A magnificent French Art Deco dining table by Charles Dudouyt, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and bold architectural line...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Oak
$2,720 Sale Price
60% Off
Vintage WWII Folding Military Field Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage WWII Military Field Desk
A vintage US Military aluminum celadon green painted metal folding field desk. Transforms from a rectangle to p...
Category
North American Industrial Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Aluminum
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
A Fine French 1940s Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Neoclassical cherry writing table in the style of Louis XVI with one drawer, bronze pull and sabots, and a leather top.
Category
French Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Bronze
Rare 1940s Elegant Edward Wormley for Dunbar Partners Desk Leather Top & Drawers
Located in St. Louis, MO
Simply put, perhaps the most elegant desk designed by Edward J. Wormley. This very rare and early partner's desk, designed for Dunbar, c. 1940, model number 4600. Leather wrapped desk...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Desk, Teak, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak and brass desk or secretaire designed and produced by an Italian Designer, Italy, 1940s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
French Extendable Cerused Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Oak
$2,600 Sale Price
50% Off
1940's, Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A petite, two part, hand-painted, lacquered, fully finished, drop front Chinoiserie bureau secrétaire from Spain. The interior of the two-door top is wallpapered in faux bamboo fretw...
Category
Spanish Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1940s French Oak Desk attribute to Rene Drouet
Located in CA, CA
A beautiful French 1940s desk in oak with pull out extendable side leaves and double sided lockable centre drawer, supported on top and tailed U-shaped legs, finished with brushed ni...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut 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 by the esteemed furniture designer Gilbert Rohde and originates from the United Stat...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Fine Art Deco Desk Attributed to Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
A fine Art Deco desk attributed to Jules Leleu.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Hardwood
$28,000 Sale Price
22% Off
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a marquetry of diamonds. It rests on tall and Brutal...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Oak
Deco Birch Desk by Saarinen for Johnson, 1940's
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Eliel Saarinen for Johnson desk circa 1948. This rare example executed in birch has three drawers, sculptural s shaped legs and formed aluminum pulls. It has been masterfully restore...
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Early Dunbar Leather Curved Desk and Chair by Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Original lilac leather and bleached mahogany curved desk with built in bookshelves. The drawers are hinged and swing open. The original ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Leather
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Bronze
Writing Desk by Gio Ponti, Italy 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Designed in Italy during the 1940s, this writing desk reflects Gio Ponti’s signature approach to modern design—elegant, streamlined, and highly functional. The desk features a total ...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco / Neoclassical Revival Walnut Desk, France, circa 1940
By Jean Pascaud
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant desk / writing table / secretaire in walnut, divided into 2 parts:
- office part with 5 drawers including 1 with lock
Dimensions : height 75 cm, width 111 cm, depth 65 cm
...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Bronze
$4,758 Sale Price
20% Off
Desk in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
You want to live in the golden yea...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Bronze
Desk in Wood and chrome, France, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)"
Desk
Year 1940
French
Wood and chrome
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Chrome
Desk Style Art Deco in Wood and chrome, 1940, Made in Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Only the wood is restored, not the chrome metal
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Chrome
Desk Style Art Deco in Wood and chrome, 1940, Made in Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Only the wood is restored, not the chrome metal
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Chrome
Desk, 1950, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique....
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Bronze
René Prou, Art Deco Desk in Lacquered Wood, circa 1940-1950
By René Prou
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Prou, Art Deco desk in lacquered wood, circa 1940-1950
patina to review.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Chippendale Style Partners Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
This superb desk is a copy of one made by Thomas Chippendale in 1766 for Sir Rowland Winn. The original masterpiece of English cabinetry is at his residence, Nostell Priory in York...
Category
English George III Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Leather, Wood
1950s Cerused Oak Desk with Brass Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
A very well crafted oak desk produced by Huntington Chair Corporation. This incredible example of Art Deco design is a collectible piece. Restored to mint condition. The desk has a cerused finish which highlights the nubian oak wood grain. Slightly shaped rectangular top with three well proportioned drawers to each side and an upper central pencil drawer. Unique round wood insert brass pulls with Art Deco form and design. Resting on angled and tapered wooden feet, clean Modernist lines. Having carved lines to the wood break...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
Jean PROUVE - "Standard BS"
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jean PROUVE (1901-1984). "Standard BS" desk in folded and white lacquered sheet steel and oak suspended pedestals. Manufactured by the Jean Prouvé workshops around 1948. H: 74 cm - W...
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Wood
$53,531
Black Lacquered Ormolu Desk / Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV writing desk featuring cabriole legs, exquisite ormolu, and a glossy black lacquered top. The elegant gilt bronze fittings protect the edges and at the same time acce...
Category
French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
C. 1945 Fletcher Art Deco Aviation Executive Desk in Figured Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large American Art Deco Aviation Executive Desk, designed by Frank Fletcher and manufactured by Fletcher Aviation for Hughes Aircraft in Pasadena, California ca. 1945. The ...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Steel
Vintage Modern Writing Desk by Wolfgang Hoffman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish black lacquer writing desk features the unique vintage design of Mid-Century Modern designer Wolfgang Hoffman. Spacious drawers with tubu...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Folddown Desk with Hand Painted Flowers
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1707 French painted folddown desk with hand painted floral designs.
large pullout drawer
Interior cubby holes and 2 drawers
original working key and lock
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Hardwood
Elegant Art Deco Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Desk by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant Art Deco mahogany and gilt bronze executive desk by Jules Leleu.
Inset with leather top and signed in one of the drawers.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Modern Design Desk
Located in London, England
Swedish desk in satin birch. Swedish modern design highlighted by the organic shape, one cupboard with drawers, one floating paper shelf and a bookcase front. Re-finished. Sweden cir...
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Beech
Gilbert Rhode for Herman Miller EOG No. 17 Receptionist Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this rare Gilbert Rohde EOG No. 17 Receptionist Desk manufactured by Herman Miller in the 1940s. The desk is in original, unrestored condition. It's compose...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Steel
Folk Art Red Hand Painted Figures and Flowers Small Pine Slant Top Desk 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1573 Folk Art hand painted pine stant lap desk
Hand painted figures and floral design
Pencil compartments and place for note paper and cards
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Pine
Swedish Art Moderne Black Writing Desk with Zebra Hide Insert
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous black lacquered writing desk with bookcase and lockable cabinet on front and curved desktop, pencil drawer and another cabinet wit...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Cowhide, Leather, Wood
1940s Traditional style Writing Desk w/ Hermes Orange Leather Top
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's Traditional style Writing Desk with Hermes Leather Top. Beautifully carved with 4 spacious drawers.
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Wood
$3,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Group incl. Walnut Desk and Sideboards Made by Ove Lander in 1947
By Ove Larsen
Located in London, GB
Group of furniture made to order in 1947 by Ove Lander, Bredgade, Palae, Copenhagen Denmark and a third piece made in 1957 to match the originals pieces. For the avoidance of doubt, ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Walnut
1940s Hollywood Regency Desk
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Hollywood Regency desk.
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks
Italian Mid-Century Executive Table Desk designed by Osvaldo Borsani, 1940
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Questa scrivania stupenda è stata disegnata da Osvaldo Borsani negli anni '40 del Novecento. La linea sagomata sul fronte nella parte del cassetto centrale, il retro della scrivania ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks
Materials
Brass
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