1950s Desks
Period: 1950s
Color: Black
Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A rosewood tambour roll top desk with brass feet and leather trim. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
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Vintage 1950s Desks
20th Century Italian Design Office Furniture Set 1950s by Umberto Mascagni
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined and rare office furniture set Italian design 1950s by Umberto Mascagni in green faux leather. Top with original glass.
This set consists...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Faux Leather
1959, Cordemeyer, Gispen, Desk Storage Cabinet 5600 with Folding Desktop
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This cabinet is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, check last two pictures of this listing or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
Colorful desk...
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Dutch Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
Bodil Kjaer Desk
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and early Bodil Kjaer desk in wenge by E. Pederson & Sons. The desk has four drawers with a chrome and brass key. Polished chrome-plated steel frame. Signed with applied manuf...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Chrome
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Petite Desk Designed by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
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Lovely Pair of Brown Hardwood Filing Cabinets with Green Gold Leaf Leather Top
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19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
By Derby Desk Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
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M.W. Jr American Studio Roll Top Desk
By Michael Watson, Jr.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
signed, dated, numbered edition 5/5
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American Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
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Bodil Kjaer Executive Free Standing Desk for E. Pedersen & Son Denmark
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Bodil Kjaer large freestanding rosewood executive desk, model 901 with chrome-plated metal frame, cassette top with four recessed drawers. Produced by E. Pedersen & Søn, Denmark. Manufacturer’s label to the underside. Key included.
The rosewood is Santos rosewood, no CITES export document is applicable.
The desk featured in the 1960s in the New York Times and The Sunday Times. It became even more famous when it was in some of the first James Bond films: ‘From Russia with love’ & ‘You only live twice’. The desk also appeared prominently in BBC election broadcasts.
Literature: Mobilia, June 1961.
Young executives that Bodil Kjær encountered in her work in architecture and design in the late 1950es were open, creative and flexible in their way of working. So, she reasoned that it would be counter-productive for them to be offered traditional office furniture, and set out to design a system of office units...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
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Metal
H 28.75 in W 78.75 in D 39.38 in
Umberto Mascagni for Harrods London Midcentury Italian Bar Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Bar cabinet designed by Umberto Mascagni of Bologna in the 1950s. The main structure is made of solid European wood, covered in cream-colored vinyl with anodized aluminum, decorated ...
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Large French Neoclassical Mahogany Roll-Top Desk
Located in Troy, NY
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Materials
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Florence Knoll Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll International Planed Office Group double pedestal desk with modesty panel model 1503.
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Located in Regensburg, DE
Original streamline Mauser Typewriter's desk “Model Frankfurt” from 1954.
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H 26.78 in W 43.31 in D 18.9 in
Mid-Century Italian Desk, Italy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern Italian design desk with original black glass top. Chic looking desk from a prominent Beverly Hills Ca estate purchased for a movie mogul's daughter the theatre di...
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Large Roll Top Metal Tanker Desk W/ Brass Detailing
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heavy Industrial metal desk with functional roll top. Opens to an original green rubber flat desk top with multiple compartments. Brass hardware highlights the masculine striped meta...
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Jacques Adnet Leather Covered Writing Desk, France, 1950
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Amazing and extraordinary small writing desk designed by Jacques Adnet and manufactured by Atalier Jacques Adnet, France, 1950. This super nice shaped and super quality desk has a brass structure frame, fully covered with black leather and the top and cross bar between the legs are made of brass. The desk is in fully original condition and has an amazing patina from age and usage. Nice small sized desk with 2 rotating drawers...
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Jacques Quinet Executive Desk
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Midcentury Black Lacquered Desk by Landstorm Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
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Black Lacquered and Brass Campaign Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
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Finn Juhl Teak Desk, Bovirke Denmark 1953, Model BO-69
By Finn Juhl
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Finn Juhl, Denmark, designed in 1953, a BO-69 or "Nyhavn" desk for Bovirke.
Teak top and shoes, 4 color fronted drawers in underslung cabinet. Black enameled metal frame.
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Rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rarely seen and delicately designed Edward Wormley for Dunbar desk in walnut.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
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1950s Secretary Desk by Raymond Loewy for Mengel
Located in North Miami, FL
As handsome as it is practical, we've freshened this 1950s secretary desk by Raymond Loewy for Mengel to near pristine condition. We've refinished the outer cabinet and desktop and given the interior a fresh cream color accented by a dove grey drawer. The routered, deeply grained lower cabinet drawers retain their original lightly cerused midnight grey color, with original black metal hardware and legs. Back of desk features a round opening for a desk light cord and charging station...
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George Nelson for Herman Miller, Home Office Desk, Designed in 1948
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
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Alvar Aalto 'Hand Grenade' Pendant A110
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
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