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Period: 1950s
Executive Desk by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Mid Century
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Spectacular Mid Century Parsons Executive desk in Honduran mahogany by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. Beautifully refinished. Minor repairs at two corners and appear exaggerated in photo...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Jacques Adnet Leather Desk and Chair, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional Art Deco era desk with matching chair by French modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Entire desk is wrapped in leather. Iron frame with 4 po...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Giovanni Michelucci Serena Chest of Drawers for Poltronova, 1955
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Gorgeous and rare "Serena "chest of drawers mod. Serena in walnut wood, designed by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1955, Italy.
Signed piece.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Walnut
Nanna Ditzel Desk in Teak for Søren Willadsen
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Dallas, TX
Three drawer teak desk by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen.
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Teak
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
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
Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Shop Counter Cash Desk, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful and original shop cash desk in the style of Osvaldo Borsani in the 1950s, original VITREX glass top.
Note the particularity of the designer and the...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Glass, Maple, Walnut
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeon Hole desk, 1957
Located in London, GB
Pierre Jeanneret, a key modernist figure and frequent collaborator with his cousin Le Corbusier, is known for iconic designs, including those created for the utopian city of Chandiga...
Category
Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Leather, Teak
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
4 Drawer Willett Wildwood Cherry Secretary
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a secretary bureau by the Willett Furniture Co. It's made of a richly cherry wood with brass pulls. It has a slant top that opens up to expose drawers and cubbyholes to store...
Category
American Chippendale Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
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
Jacques Adnet Leather and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Art Deco Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame with 4 posts, inverted u-shaped bases and brass support ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sligh Walnut Curved Front Desk with Leather Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant and timeless walnut and tooled brown leather top curved front five drawer desk or writing table from Sligh. Cabriole legs and scalloped bottom and centre drawers as well as c...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
Paul Laszlo Bleached Oak "Basket Weave" Desk for Brown Saltman
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Laszlo's (1900-1993) stunning bleached oak desk for brown saltman features basket weave drawer fronts and modern U-shaped legs.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Oak
Important Edward Wormley For Dunbar Drop-Leaf Desk in Tawi Walnut & Steel 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Before this desk was built in the early 1950s, top-class American furniture design was typically unrecognizable compared to the mid century design that exploded in the late 1950s. Across the pond in Europe, the mid century revolution had already happened, yielding huge success in the form of designers and architects like Ettore Sottsass and many more. This inspired Dunbar to produce this desk: one of the most conservatively designed Dunbar models ever at the time. Then, it probably looked incredibly sleek and handsome. Now, it stands as a piece of history not only for Dunbar, but for American design as a whole.
In classic Dunbar fashion, the construction of the desk is absolutely in the top of its class. Known for overbuilt pieces, this desk takes it to another level. A frame of black enameled square tubular steel supports a mahogany cabinet with four drawers of the same material, attached with beautiful solid brass hardware. The top is of a rare form of walnut called tawi, which has an interesting grain structure that's visibly more smooth than figured walnut, and is secured to the base with no less than 12 high-quality brass screws. The hinges for the drop side are also uncessesarily intricate, and feature exceptional stability and smoothness. When the drop side is extended, it feels like a perfect natural extension of the main work surface. To top it all off, the drop side has sliding support panel on the underside made of solid rosewood, one of the most expensive and premium woods. Signed in the interior of the second drawer with a metal label. An extraordinary construction for an extraordinary piece of history.
In good condition. Top has been refinished and is ready for another generation of use. Structurally excellent. Drawers slide smoothly with almost no dip when extended. Drop side is sturdy and hinges feel great.
If desired, we can restore this desk even more. We can repaint the frame black, we can refinish the cabinet, polish brass, etc. As it stands, it has a nice original patina that adds to the character of the desk. Let us know what you'd likle to see! We have decades of experience restoring vintage furniture...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass, Steel
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
Mid-Century Drop-Leaf Oak Sideboard with Compass Leg
Located in Labrit, Landes
Mid-century sideboard with oak veneered, compass legs.
Can go in a bedroom or hallway as well as in a living room.
Shipping:40/85 H130 38KG
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Oak
1950's Drexel Profile Leather Top Desk by John Van Koert
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Yes, in fact that is a new leather desktop. Our team replaced the original Naugahyde surface with genuine black leather. The Drexel Profile walnut and pecan K70 Desk is both a tank...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
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
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
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
Jacques Adnet Vanity, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning vanity by French designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame completely wrapped in red leather. Legs taper down to sharp exposed iron and end with brass ball feet. Tops of each leg i...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Iron, Brass
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
Vista of California Floating Modernist Desk, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern iron frame mid-century desk with floating mahogany top and drawers designed by D.R. Bates & Jackson Gregory Jr. for Vista of California.
This hard-to-find vintage desk can be positioned with the drawers on either the right or left side of the sitting area.
Width: 49.5 inches
Height: 28.75 inches
Depth: 22 inches
Desk Top: 42" x 22" deep
Good vintage condition with minor scuffs and marks as expected with age. Minor chipping to lower edge of bottom drawer. See photos. Shows very well.
We currently have this Vista of California desk in our gallery paired with a pair of Danish iron & suede lounge chairs by Erik Ole Jorgensen, a Percival Lafer jacaranda...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller
Located in San Mateo, CA
Double pedestal desk by Herman Miller. This desk was probably a custom order. There are three wide drawers and three small drawers. The top small drawer has a sliding pencil...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Chrome
George Nelson "Dry Erase" Desk with Return
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Newly laminated Formica top with dry erase laminate. Very cool, dry/erase surface for your work desk. Extr...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Chrome
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
Bodil Kjaer James Bond Executive Desk by E. Pederson & Son Denmark 1959
Located in Aachen, NW
Rare midcentury executive desk model 901 by Bodil Kjaer for E. Pederson Son.
Possibly one of the earliest editions made in Denmark, 1959.
Designed by Bodil Kjaer in 1959 and made i...
Category
Danish Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
1950 Compact Home Office Desk in walnut and Blond Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950 compact home office desk in walnut and blond wood.
Original lamp.
Interesting desk storage.
114 x 82 x 53 cm closed.
114 x 164 x 50 cm open.
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut
Rosewood and Mahogany Roll-Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed in 1957 by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, this handsome mahogany desk features a generous writing surface bookended by two rosewood roll-top doors. Three shallow drawers are tucked below, the center one with small divisions at front. A hinged panel...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
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
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
Large art deco desk in black modernist lacquer in the style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large French modernist corner desk from the 50s in the style of Jacques Adnet's work. This black lacquered solid wood desk (mirror lacquered in the past) has two pedestals with drawe...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
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
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
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...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Steel
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
Art Deco Desk, Black Lacquer, Chrome, Mahogany, France, 1950s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Art Deco desk in black lacquer with chrome details from France, 1950s.
High quality restoration with black high gloss polished piano lacquer on mahogany body. Standing on a bea...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Chrome
Partners Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany partners desk with original leather top and base and brass hardware. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Table J.Halabala from 1960
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco table by J. Halabala from 1960s.
The piece of furniture was made of walnut tree.
Art Deco table by the famous Czech designer J. Halabala, 1950. Jindrich Halabala - (a Czech ...
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Mid-Century Mainline by Hooker Walnut Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mid-century sculptural Mainline by Hooker walnut desk, Circa 1960.
Beautiful wood grain. Features one single large drawer on the right side, three drawers on the left side. The fa...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Wood
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
Imposing 1940's French Modernist Desk in Mahogany in Style of Dupré Lafon, E498
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Imposing 1950's French modernist desk. Structure in solid mahogany and veneer, top in black glass. It is composed of a central drawer, two columns of ten drawers each, two additional...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Brass
A MODERNIST SCANDINAVIAN DANSK Secretary DESK by SVEND AAGE MADSEN, 1950 Denmark
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and aerial desk or secretary desk, by Svend Aage Madsen, produced by Knudsen & Søn, Denmark 1950. This small desk represents the essence of modernist Dansk creatitivy. it ...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Metal
Fine French 1950s Mahogany Curved Desk by Jacques Adnet '2 Available'
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet: A fine French midcentury mahogany curved desk with a leather top and bronze details.
Provenance: Palais des Consuls of Rouen, France.
2 rectangular desks with a simi...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Bronze
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
Restored Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen Rosewood 4-Drawer Desk Made in Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This desk was designed in the early 1950s by esteemed designer Nanna Ditzel for production by Søren Willadsen. Ditzel studied design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with oth...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Borge Mogensen 'Model 130' Teak Writing Desk for Soborg Mobler
Located in Winnipeg, MB
Stunning teak writing desk designed by Borge Mogensen for Soborg Mobler. This piece features a simple, yet elegant design characteristic of Mogensen furniture. Also typical of Mogens...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks
Materials
Teak
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
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