Art Deco Desks
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Art Deco
Desk Art Deco in Wood from France 1930 " Free Shipping in Florida "
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 1930
French
Wood and chrome
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood
Burl Maple and Rosewood Art Deco Waterfall Executive Desk
By Henredon
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Everyone here on team FMV adores this desk. We don't know much (if anything) about the origin, maker or designer, but it's awesome nonetheless. Similar to the Henredon "Scene Two" ...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Metal
Original French Macassar Art Deco Partners Desk
Located in Oakland, CA
Original French Art Deco desk in spectacular book-matched Macassar wood. These high-quality, streamline-style, classic desks do not often come around. This one has everything. Great ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Bronze
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with 4 angled iron legs. Solid oak table top wrapped in black leather with brass studs p...
Category
1950s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Iron
Warren McArthur for Warren McArthur Corporation Table or Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren McArthur for Warren McArthur Corporation Table or Desk from the Virginia State Library, Richmond V.A.
Aluminum base, wood top with laminate surface
Dimensions:
30¼"high
50½" w...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Palladio Fall Front Desk by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c. 1940’s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sophisticated drop front desk designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller as part of the much sought after Palladio series, circa 1940’s.
The desk features a burl veneer ...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood, Burl
Vintage American Art Deco Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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 ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut, Burl
Stow Davis Kidney Shaped Executive Desk
By Stow Davis
Located in Hanover, MA
Handsome late 1940's American Art Deco kidney shaped desk designed by Giacomo "Jack" Buzzita for Stow Davis' Executive collection.
Beautifully refinished bleached walnut large kidney shaped top overhangs ovoid shaped satin finished dark walnut case of drawers with cast bronze pulls and a crescent moon shaped pedestal support, both on a shaped ebonized plinth.
Case appears like four drawers but is actually three as the middle is double height and fitted for files. Organizer vide poche in top drawer along with metal label "Stow & Davis Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan".
Crescent moon pedestal can be reversed if preferred so the cove faces inside (see last two detail images).
Stylistically similar to designs of Gilbert Rohde.
Depth of top from center is 39 inches.
This particular desk is unusual insofar as all the others I've seen are oriented the other way so that the ovoid case is on the left side and the crescent pedestal is on the right while the kidney top...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Bronze
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...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Walnut
1940s Vintage Mahogany Art Deco Executive Desk Called the Fletcher Aviation Desk
Located in Monrovia, CA
Mahogany Art Deco executive desk known as the fletcher aviation desk.
This beautiful Mahogany Art Deco Iconic executive desk. Known As the Fletcher aviation desk is a great American made desk 1940s. It was designed by frank Fletcher...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Steel
Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal Inlays, and bronze handles and wheels.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rorimer Brooks Art Deco Moderne lacquered bookcase Writing desk with chair
Located in Ferndale, MI
Manufactured by obscure Rorimer Brooks co. of Cleveland Ohio . Art Deco or Moderne Writing desk in matte black lacquer with cream accents . Bank of five...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood
Fine French Art Deco Palisander Desk and Chair by Robert Bloch
By Athelia by Robert Bloch
Located in Long Island City, NY
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 ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Machine Age Industrial Desks by Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
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...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Steel
Jean Pascaud Student Desk in oak 1930
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Encino, CA
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...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Suede, 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.
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
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
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Chrome
Monumental Custom Horsehair Desk by Peter Marino, 20th Century USA
By Peter Marino
Located in Hamburg, PA
An important monumental Executive Desk from the beauty mogul, Sydell Miller, Palm Beach home and collection. Most of the fine art and avant-garde furniture and sculpture was original...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Solid Oak Single Drawer Sculpted Curves Two-Tier Desk / Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Oak
Jean Pascaud Student Desk in wood 1930 - Wooden top
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Encino, CA
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...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Oak
Oak Table or Desk Attributed Gilbert Pelletier, France, 1930s
By Chanaux & Pelletier
Located in Austin, TX
Finely crafted solid oak desk with exposed joinery in simple waterfall form attributed to French craftsman Gilbert Pelletier. Known best for his part...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Oak
Rare 1980s Mid Century Art Deco Executive Table Desk by Pierre Paulin for Baker
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare Art Deco executive desk designed in 1984 by Pierre Paulin for Baker Furniture. Desk features bird's-eye maple with walnut inlays, chocolate-brown, leather-top writing surface an...
Category
1980s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Maple, Walnut
Small Art Deco Desk
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Burl Ash Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Art Deco burl ash and inlaid writing table, circa 1930's. With an inlaid burl ash top, the front of the desk with a single file drawer on the left side and two drawers on the right s...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Ash
Remarkable Art Deco French Streamline Executive Desk C. 1930’s
Located in Bernville, PA
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...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Chrome
French Art-Deco Writing Table, Manner of Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large French 1930s art-deco executive desk in oak, with inset Naugahyde writing surface, and heavy cast-brass hardware, manner of Adre Arbus.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Oak
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
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass
"Swedish Grace" Period Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Grace was the inspiration for this lovely birch secretary which makes working from home a joy! Three locking drawers sit beneath a generous drop-front with 6 interior drawers, a pair...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Birch
Art Deco Ambassador Desk Designed by De Coene Frères
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Nickel
1950s Art Deco Pedestal Desk in Walnut & Ebonized Finish with Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the elegance of the past with our 1950s Art Deco Pedestal Desk, a perfect blend of historical charm and modern restoration. ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass
Bird's-Eye Maple and Walnut Art Deco Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bird's-eye maple and walnut Art Deco desk with nine drawers.
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Italian Giorgio Collection Presidential Desk with Return Ebony Macassar Wood
Located in New York, NY
Giorgio Collection - Presidential desk with left return + 1 drawer and 1 file drawer.
Top in Ebony Makassar with 6mm filet in
Zebra veneer in high ...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
French Art Deco Mahogany Desk Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann Style with Satinwood
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco mahogany and satinwood desk with design done in the style of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann. It was made about 1925-1930. It has a center drawer which opens up to extra stora...
Category
1920s Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Art Deco Style Leather Top Desk
By Global Views
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Three drawer desk or writing table crafted in mahogany with a white leather top over a sleek elegant form with art deco influence, finished all around with a convex mirror on the bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Giorgio Collection Absolute Presidential Desk Glossy Japanese Tamo Wood
Located in New York, NY
Desk in moka japanese tamos burl veneer in high gloss polyester with 5 full extension drawers with bottom velvet inside and 1 file drawer on each side. Lock on the first right facing...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Desks
Materials
Polyester, Ash
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
1950s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Art Deco Mirrored Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Art Deco-style mirrored desk with silver leaf and antiqued mirror, the rectangular mirror paneled top above three drawers with brass handles, on mirror inset square tapering legs....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Art Deco Leather Desk, Dark Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a dark antiqued grey. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather
Desk Art Deco in Wood from France 1920 " Free Shipping in Florida "
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 1920
French
Wood and chrome
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Vanity Table or Desk After Style of Ruhlmann
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco Desk In Style of Ruhlmann. Macassar wood was chosen and the “ivorite” plastic details were shaped and inlaid by master craftsmen working to create this timeless classic. A real signature of the Grand Art Deco period. The finish is pure “French” polish with parchment leather inlay as part of the writing surface of the desk. The drawers are all joined in the class French tradition, heavy and meaningful. You’ve probably only ever seen a piece like this in books on Art Deco. This custom piece was made for our shop, the goal was to re-create this famous Ruhlmann desk...
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21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Desks
Materials
Macassar
Swedish Secretary with Marquetry
Located in New York, NY
A masterpiece of symmetry, the cantilevered sides of the body meet the rectangular working surface, creating a setback for the upper writing surface. Crafted of Nordic birch and fir,...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Birch
Art Deco Leather Inset Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style fumed figured Eucalyptus veneered desk, the rectangular stainless steel strung top centered by a tooled leather writing surface and a demi lune cut-out, with three frieze drawers with stainless steel handles, on turned legs with stainless steel castors...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Era Ebonised Desk with Stainless Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1930s Art Deco desk has a streamlined machine age / industrial style. Desk top with three functional drawers and stainless steel leg and base. Unknown ma...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Leather Desk, Light Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a light grey. With gilded highlight trim, three frieze drawers with modern round pulls, and raised on square tapered legs.
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks
Materials
Leather
Art Deco Desk by Ernest Boiceau
Located in New York, NY
This Boiceau desk bears his stamp, and was entirely veneered in amboyna, an exotic burlwood named for Ambon, the Indonesian island where it was harvested. The naturally squiggling patterning of the veneer provides an overall surface decoration. The top alone has no fewer than 60 small book-matched squares of it – ten across and six deep – creating a kaleidoscopic effect in subtle monochrome. Applied decoration is minimal. It consists of two inlaid pairs of griffins in boxwood and purplewood facing off across braziers on both the front and the back of the desk, and blind-tooled Greek keys trimming white-leather-topped shelves that slide out to either side. These decorations introduce no color, and, in lying flush with the surface, leave the sleek form undisturbed. Boiceau even eliminated drawer pulls, necessitating a lock and key for each drawer.
Born in Lausanne in 1881, Boiceau descended from French Huguenots who had settled in Switzerland. Prominent as bankers, lawyers, businessmen, and diplomats, the Boiceaus were a cosmopolitan family. Ernest studied painting in Munich, and then painting and architecture in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1900 he embarked on a ten-year European sojourn, painting landscapes and portraits along the way. In 1910 he resettled in Paris, became interested in textiles, and established an embroidery workshop that catered to the stage and haute couture. Among his clients were the Folies Bergères, the Comédie-Française, and the Paris Opéra, and the fashion houses of Worth and Molyneux. He also made embroidered table linens, wall hangings, and upholstery fabrics. In a 1913, at an embroidery exhibition in Paris at the Musée Galliera, he presented a boudoir in collaboration with curtains, upholstery fabrics, and a tapestry, embroidered in modern abstract designs. In 1925 he launched a couture line, and branched out to design finely crafted objects and furniture made in rare woods, like ebony and Tasmanian oak...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Bronze, Other
French Art Deco Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
In the Ruhlman Manner, this French Art Deco desk, true to its French lineage, is a study in curves and angles. Two shapely filing drawers flank th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco 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
1950s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rare Paul Frankl Skyscraper Desk / Bench, Art Deco, Modernist, Cubist
By Paul Frankl
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning and rare bookcase desk and cork top seat designed and manufactured by Paul Frankl, I believe this was a transitional piece designed and built in the mid 1930s, stunning desi...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood
Custom Parchment and Bone Desk
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Made to order, custom desk covered in parchment with trim detail and pulls in bone. The desk shown is in mushroom grey (custom color). Custom dimensions available.
Category
2010s Philippine Art Deco Desks
Materials
Bone, Leather, Wood, Goatskin
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
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Palisander
French Art Deco Black Lacquer Desk with White-Gold Leaf Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sleek black lacquer desk features a demilune design. Two pedestal bases one rectangular and one curved. A hidden door compartment fits inside the curv...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Style Mahogany Entry Desk or Bar by IMA S.A. Bogota, Colombia
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Art Deco style entry desk or bar by IMA S.A. Bogota, Colombia comprised of mahogany, mahogany veneer, laminate, brass hinges, and brass ring pulls. Gorgeous condition with wear as you would expect with a vintage piece but no outstanding flaws that we have detected. A small repair was made in the veneer and is unnoticeable. Please see photos. Circa 20TH Century.
MARAVILLOSO!!!! This art deco style entry desk or bar was made by IMS S.A. in Bogota, Colombia and is functional, versatile, and unusually unique. It is comprised of two separate pieces. Both are solid mahogany. The base has a gorgeous Greek Key design on one side and it’s plain on the other so you can change the look to be decorative or more transparent. The countertop is a flip open design with brass ring pulls and brass hinges that open to a large storage area for supplies of your choice. There are two large drawers on each lower side and two smaller drawers above the countertop lined with laminate inside and mahogany veneer. Because it is counter height, it would be perfect as a walk-up bar. Or use it as an entry desk in your home. It would also make an awesome check in counter at a restaurant, check out space at a boutique or nail...
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Mid-20th Century Colombian Art Deco Desks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Exotic Wood Inlay Desk by Andrew Szoeke
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Pallisander wood desk with exotic wood inlays. Desk features four pull-out drawers, one shelf and keyed locking. Back is also finished with the same figural inlay. Origin...
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20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks
Materials
Cherry, Sycamore, Walnut
Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity
Located in New York, NY
Italian Art Deco white parchment diminutive triangular form lady's vanity /dressing table with a drawer centered by 2 side drawers and 2 doors.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Demilune French Art Deco Cerused Oak and Nickeled Bronze Mounted Desk
Located in New York City, NY
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...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks
Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao' Desk for Herman Miller
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao' desk for Herman Miller.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks
Art Deco Machine Age International Style Chrome & Black Desk Attr Gilbert Rohde
Located in Topeka, KS
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...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Antique, New and Vintage Art Deco Desks
Antique, new and vintage Art Deco desks bear the hallmarks of the popular movement that originated in France and influenced architecture as well as the design of everyday objects, from furniture to cars. The term Art Deco gets its name from a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925.
Furniture makers who worked in the Art Deco style were reacting to — and were inspired by — Art Nouveau. They preferred simple lines and rich, dark woods. Art Deco furniture designs were modern and frequently embellished with bold ornamental elements made from modern metals. Defined by dazzling geometric shapes and intricate details, Art Deco–style desks can add character and class to any office and can be found in a variety of shapes and materials.
On 1stDibs, shop an ever-expanding selection of original antique Art Deco desks and roll-top desks from designers and brands such as Gilbert Rohde, Casa Botelho, Koket and Venfield.
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