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Period: 1950s
Italian Rosewood Mid Century Modern Executive Desk Gio Ponti Fornaroli Rosselli
Located in Portland, OR
A inconic & rare Mid-Century Modern Italian table Rosewood & steel executive desk, designed by Gio Ponti, Antonio Fornaroli & Alberto Rosselli and produced by Studio PFR, circa 1955,...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Steel
Italian Mid Century sculptural Desk Table designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This elegant mid-century Italian design desk was designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s. The piece is characterized by a refined design that alternates soft and rounded lines with a...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
$3,745 Sale Price
29% Off
Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Secretary for Bernini, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Gianfranco Frattini Secretary for Bernini, 1950s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Italia Vanity Desk in Lacquered Wood Gio Ponti Style Colored Dassi
By Dassi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century Italia vanity desk in lacquered wood and Gio Pont style colored glass.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Curvaceous Desk by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Curvaceous desk, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. This desk is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of finish color.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Boomerang Desk by Hovmand Olsen
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian boomerang desk by Hovmand Olsen. Get his key. Mini bar and sliding door shelf on the front.
Measures: H ...
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Teak
20th Century Wood Italian Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Curved piece of furniture in Louis XV style, veneered in poplar burl and fruitwood, of beautiful line and pleasant furnishings. Desk f...
Category
Italian Louis XV Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
Large Midcentury Italian Executive Desk by Vittorio Dassi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This impressive executive desk by the 1950s Italian designer, Vittorio Dassi, features a very comfortable 1.5 cm thick floating glass top, unde...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Arthur Umanoff Matching Sculptural Desk and Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arthur Umanoff desk and chair. Extremely elegant and timeless design made with an iron frame, walnut slats and rush accents giving it it's classic Umanoff look. One middle drawer, a ...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Iron
Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany desk with brass hardware and floating glass shelf. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage American of Martinsville Desk
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage 3-drawer desk in bleached mahogany with a faux bamboo front. This design features an architectural-inspired linear silhouette with open-side shelving. From the sought-after a...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Mid-Century Modern Small Desk and Chair Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Cute and stylish Italian midcentury modern desk, with a graceful chair, attributed to Paolo Buffa.
This teakwood desk it is a splendid example of the Italian class design of 1950.
B...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Pilastro Wall Mounted Secretaire With Built-in Light
Located in Dronten, NL
Minimalist wall system designed by Reijenga for Pilastro, The Netherlands.
Two shelves and a drop down desktop in beige.
The desk has a hidden light behind front panel.
Mid Century M...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Steel
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole Desk PJ-BU-02-A, India 1950s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The PJ-BU-02-A “Pigeon Hole” desk by Pierre Jeanneret, India 1957.
This incredibly rare, and highly sought after design has become a legendary design...
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Campaign Style Writing Table/Desk Lacquered in Red
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic Campaign style desk manufactured by Sligh of Holland/Grand Rapids, Michigan. Restored, consist of five drawers with recessed brass pulls. Inlaid leather top with elegant embossed gold design and brass legs. Brass bound corners and Campaign pulls...
Category
American Campaign Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk in Walnut, White Laminate with Black Steel Frame by Vista of California
Located in Kansas City, MO
Vista of California desk, perfect for a student or home office. The walnut case, white laminate top and black lacquered steel frame are all in very good condition. The entire desk is...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Steel
Slant Front Desk with Bookshelf attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A sophisticated and sharply composed architectural slant front desk attributed to celebrated Milanese designer Paolo Buffa. Constructed from richly grained oak, the piece features a ...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Rosewood and Mahogany Rolltop Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful Dunbar roll top desk designed by Edward Wormley.. It features two roll top tambour sections and a center flat section. There are three...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Painted Drop-Leaf Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Style: Italian Provincial
Materials: Painted Wood
Category
Italian Other Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
Pierre Jeanneret Desk, 1950s Chandigargh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spectacular pigeonhole desk by Pierre Jeanneret. Made for the Chandigarh project. Used in the administrative buildings in Chindigargh, Sector 1. Angular leg and bookcase back. The word - OFFICE - stenciled on years ago designating it to one of the buildings. One of the most iconic pieces of modern design. Dark green leather top. Single pull out drawer on front left. Looks stunning from every angle. Great piece to float in a room. Desk in excellent vintage condition. Last 5 images are the original photos - pre-restoration.
Armrest clearance is 26".
Jeanneret Chandigargh Book - Jacques Dworczak...
Category
Indian Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Leather, Teak
Antonino Gorgone Midcentury Secretaire / Desk Cabinet, Italy, circa 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian midcentury writing desk / secretaire in Italian cherry. It has an extractable writing leaf.
Designer: Stabilimenti Napoli
Manufacturer: Antonino Gorgone...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Cherry
$1,843 Sale Price
47% Off
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...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Chrome
$56,250
Italian Mid century Executive Table Desk attributed to Osvaldo Borsani , 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful Italian Midcentury Desk of great executive quality, the front is characterised by the presence of six drawers with a refined " grissinato " design and elegant brass handles...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
1950 Desk "Model 80" by Franco Albani for Knoll, 1949-1954
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Minimalist desk Franco Albini for Knoll International, European mid-century modern desk from the 1950s.
Authentic "model 80" desk - 1949 - 1954.
Rare first version with the X-shaped ...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
Desk, Elm Wood, Osvaldo Borsani, 1953
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Berlin, DE
Minimal and elegant desk with drawer. Solid wood construction, take top made of solid elm wood, legs with wooden screw thread. Exhibited at Trienale Milano 1954.
Osvaldo Borsan...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood, Elm
Italian Mid Century Executive Desk Table designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
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
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Glass, Teak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk with Drop Leaves and File Cabinet in Dark Finish
Located in St. Louis, MO
Uncommon Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley model no.301-A designed compact desk for Dunbar, with two drop leaf extensions and model no.302-A pedestal file cabinet on wheels. Desk has...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole desk.
Category
Indian Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Rosewood
$33,000 / item
1950s George Nelson No. 4100 Series Three Drawer Steel Frame Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Steel Frame No. 4100 Series Desk, initially designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller in 1954. This example dates to the 1950s. It features a frame of white powder-coated...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Steel, Iron
Heywood Wakefield Trimline Desk & Chair Kem Weber Design
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Heywood Wakefield Trimline desk & chair Kem Weber Design : U.s.a Period: 1950
full restored.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Chrome
Paul Frankl Freeform "Station Wagon" Desk for Johnson Furniture, 1950
By Paul Frankl
Located in Coronado, CA
A delightful and uncommon desk designed by Paul Frankl and manufactured by Johnson Furniture as part of the "Station Wagon" line in 1950. This freeform beauty features a mahogany ven...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Rosewood Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen
Located in Dallas, TX
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik "Boomerang" Rosewood desk. Made in Denmark, 1960s. Raised edges with brass details on the stretchers. Drawers in the front and a bar ca...
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Rosewood
1950s Hairpin Desk with Floating Drawer and Custom Free Edge Walnut Top
By Custom Furniture Builders
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Fantastic 1950s wrought iron hairpin desk with a floating ash drawer with white laminate top and distressed brass ball pull. Featuring a custom-made free ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Clean Lined Modern Desk by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined modern desk, designed by Paul McCobb, American, circa 1960s. This desk is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of finish color. The price noted ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Gianfranco Frattini Desk Model 530 Bernini Italy 1957
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning medium sized writing desk model 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini, Italy 1957. This desk is made of nicely grained rosewood and cherrywood vene...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Jacques Adnet Vanity, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning vanity by French designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame completely wrapped in pink leather. Legs taper down to sharp exposed iron and end with brass ball feet. Tops of each leg ...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Iron, Brass
Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons Italian Walnut Asymmetrical Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Diminutive midcentury angled student desk in Italian walnut designed by Bertha Schaefer for M. Singer & Sons (Model 2162 - USA, ca. 1955).
Often co-attributed to Gio Ponti, who also...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
1950 Compact Home Office Desk in Oak and Blond Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950 compact home office desk in oak and blond wood
Interesting desk storage.
Measures: 115 x 87 x 54 cm closed.
115 x 175 x 70 cm open.
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Sycamore, Oak
Geraldo de Barros writing desk Unilabor Brazil 1956
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice minimalistic small writing desk designed by Geraldo de Barros and manufactured by Unilabor, Brazil 1956. The desk is made up of three main parts. The black iron frame, rosewood finished top and the drawer cabinet. The drawer fronts have the characteristic white laminated finish with metal handles. Unilabor could use these same parts to create different furniture designs, following the company's standards.
This approach was part of a methodical way of making things, and the design style was common to other factories of that time. The most unique idea was how they thought about the production process in an organised way. In very good condition with beautiful grain to the rosewood. The chair on the pictures is not included.
Literature; Brazilian Modern Design Alberto Vicente Marcelo Vasconcellos 2017, page 264-281
The most profound conceptual experience in the production of modern furniture in Brazil was led by Geraldo de Barros, a major artist of the Concrete Art movement in the country. Interested in new technologies and processes, Geraldo's career was consistently permeated with artistic experiments, particularly in photography and painting. His affiliation with design was influenced by the "gute form" principle advocated by Max Bill. Bill was the founder of the Ulm School...
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian Walnut with green glass surfaces. (ca. 1950, Italy). Boasts dramatic lines and ric...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Citronnier Wood and Marquetry Secretaire by Englander & Bonta, Argentina, 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Citronnier wood and marquetry secretaire by Englander & Bonta, Argentina, 1950.
Englander & Bonta where two European designer that migrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1930 and man...
Category
Argentine Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Studio BBPR, Olivetti, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Desk, Metal, 1950s
By Studio BBPR
Located in Manhasset, NY
Studio BBPR, Olivetti, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Industrial Desk, Metal, Red Faux Leather, 1950s
Designed by Studio BBPR for the Arco series by Olivetti Arredamenti Metallici, Ivr...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
Børge Mogensen BM-66 Desk for P. Lauritsen & Søn
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully crafted teak desk model BM-66 by Børge Mogensen for P. Lauritsen & Søn in Denmark. Solid oak drawer construction with adjustable interior. Brass hardware with nice pati...
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Teak
1950s Oak Cabinet, Complete Office
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
1950s Oak Cabinet, Complete Office
This compact cupboard has inside Pigeon Holes, Shelves, Desk and drawer. The asymmetrical division of the interior, comprises a full size desk when...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Plywood
Three Drawer Danish Desk with Teak Wood Construction
Located in Dallas, TX
Three drawer Danish desk. Desk constructed of teak with square metal legs. Good original condition.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
$3,000 Sale Price
21% Off
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.
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Mid-Century Model 75 Freestanding Teak Desk from Omann Jun, Denmark, 1950s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Mid-Century desk, model 75, produced by Omann Jun danish furniture factory. A desk with a high craftsmanship of design and workmanship, characteristic of Danish design from the 1960s...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Mahogany Swedish Desk David Rosen, circa 1950
By David Rosén
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare mahogany desk David Rosen Sweden, circa 1960.
2 Drawers key included.
Nice vintage condition.
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Janette Laverrière and Maurice Pré, Bureau in Blond Oak and Skai, circa 1958
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bureau in steps of Maurice Pre and Janette Laverrière 1958 in blond oak embellished with red skai of origin, the opened flap serves as office, small...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Harvey Probber Desk in Mahogany 1950s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Desk in mahogany with alternating grain top and brass sabots by Harvey Probber, American, 1950s (label in drawer reads "designed by Harvey Probber"). This desk is beautifully made.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Vista of California Desk by Don Knorr
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Don Knorr for Vista of California iron and white four drawer desk. Architectural modern California design at its best.
White laminate top. Condition is very good. Extremely m...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Iron
$1,700 / item
Florence Knoll Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll International Planed Office Group double pedestal desk with modesty panel model 1503.
Features five drawers one for files.
Modesty pane...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
$5,198
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Erich Stratmann, Germany, 1950
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Erich Stratmann, Germany, 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid Century Executive Table Desk designed by Paolo Buffa in 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Elegant Executive Desk designed by Paolo Buffa in the 1950s. The desk top is characterized by the presence of three lateral drawers, two similar on the left side and a larger one on ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Franco Albini Executive Desk SC23, Italy 1950s
Located in Hellouw, NL
The SC23 executive desk, designed by the renowned Italian architect and designer Franco Albini, is a striking example of mid-20th-century modern design. Created in the 1950s, this de...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
Seldom seen Mahogany and Cork Desk by Paul Frankl for Johnson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning mahogany and cork Mid-Century desk by Paul Frankl with three drawers above two cabinets, one fitted with pull out drawers and branded with
"Johnson Furniture Company," all
...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Attributed Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare Gio Ponti attributed desk - Italy, 1950s
Gorgeous from every angle with floating top and drawers and angular scissor legs
Constructed of oak wood and original black top
In...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Oak, Laminate
$24,500
Early Vladimir Kagan Custom Order Desk with Drawers. Walnut and Cane.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Early, one of a kind, Vladimir Kagan Desk. Walnut case with cane modesty panel. Super cool and sleek design. Classic Kagan sculptural tripod legs support each side. We believe th...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Melchiorre Bega Desk, 1950s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian desk in a beautiful caramel wood. Four pull-out drawers flank each side of the desk. Angular extension on the left side of the desk for extra writing space and fanta...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Fabulous Grosfeld House Style Splayed Legs Bar Desk Cabinet Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Grosfeld House style walnut splayed legs bar cabinet. We love everything about this wonderful cabinet with the 2 pull-down doors revealing cubbies on one side and open space...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Walnut
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
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