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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1930s
1930s Art Deco Metal and Leather Console Table or Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Art Deco console table from the 1930s that can also function as desk. Beautiful metal legs and drawer pulls, covered in leather.
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mastercraft Bernhard Rohne Acid-Etched Brass Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Geometric shaped Mastercraft dining table base in black lacquered wood with Bernhard Rohne acid etched brass panels. Each open square is supported by...
Category
1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Georges "Djo" Bourgeois, Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Georges "Djo" Bourgeois (1898 - 1937)
Desk made of walnut, with an added level just under the glass top (to achieve a normal height, since the desk was originally made for a very sh...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Glass
A Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Dining Table in the manner of Jean Pascaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dining or writing table, with a mahogany parqueted top and 2 original end leaves (in stained raw wood).
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Hollywood Regency Bimetal Bicolor Table or Desk, in Romeo Rega Style
By Romeo Rega
Located in Telgte, DE
Italian Hollywood Regency bimetal bicolor table desk metal gilded brass
Italy, stunning table. Impressive Geometric base made of chromed and brass-plated steel. Can be used as a din...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
Stow Davis Oval Walnut Table Desk
By Stow Davis
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern table or desk made by Stow Davis. A chrome double pedestel base with an oval top.
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1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Rare Work Table by Norman Foster
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A work table having a steel frame with splayed legs and steel disc feet supporting a floating rectangular top.
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Rare Flush Front Burled Walnut Campaign Desk in the syle of Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A very fine Campaign desk by West Michigan Furniture, in the style of Milo Baughman, in burled walnut, X-base legs with bronze finish. Unlike other models, this design features drawe...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
American Art Deco Table Attributed to Eugene Schoen
Located in New York, NY
This large Art Deco table is attributed to the Austrian born New York designer Eugene Schoen. The mahogany carcass is veneered in Macassar, and surfaced with a sheet of black opaline...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Opaline Glass, Macassar, Mahogany
French Steel Desk by Paul Le Geard for Maison Jansen Edition DOM
By Paul Legeard
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderful French steel desk by Paul Le geard.
Designed for Maison Jansen. Edition DOM.
Measures: The glass is .75" thick and in perfect condition.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Hammered Iron Desk/ Sofa Table Base, Giacometti & Jean-Michel Frank, 1930
Located in New York, NY
Sober, elegant French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical handwrought iron writing table bases or console bases in the manner of Alberto and Diego Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank. The pair of bases...
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1930s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Cerused Oak Desk and Side Chair by Jay Spectre for Century
By Jay Spectre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sleek American Modern Cerused Oak Desk and Matching Chair Designed by Jay Spectre for Century Furniture Co. The desk features 3 dovetail constr...
Category
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Carla Venosta Reception Desk, "Nembo“
Located in Berlin, DE
Executive reception desk designed by Carla Venosta, Italy 1970. Steel and wood with leather surface.
Measures: Width: 102.36 in ( 260 cm ), Depth: 59.06...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Important Modernist Prototype Desk & Chair by U.A.M. Attributed to Le Corbusier
By Union Des Artistes Modernes, Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in New York, NY
Rare handmade French modernist desk and chair prototypes in hand-formed and hand-hammered (non-commerially produced) tubular steel. The chair and desk are elegant architectural state...
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1930s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Rare Lloyd Chromium Writing Desk by Kem Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lloyd Chromium Writing Desk by Kem Weber
https://www.themagazineantiques. com/article/kem-weber-southern-california/
Category
1930s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Antique French desk/ console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French console, the legas are in a shape of harp, the details and the patina is much better in person, it is elegant with the wrought iron center piece
ALL SALES ARE F...
Category
1930s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
French 1930 Modern Craftsman Writing Table or Console
Located in New York, NY
Stunning French Mid-Century Modern, rustic, neo-Primitive console or writing table in thick, natural, hand carved wood.
The depth of the top is 19" and depth of the legs is 26" x ...
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1930s French Rustic Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Indian Teakwood Dining Table with Pedestal Legs and Wrought Iron Trim
Located in Asheville, NC
This beautiful Indian dining table has been refinished and highly polished to perfection with intricate work in wrought iron trim.
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Alessandro Albrizzi Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alessandro Albrizzi Table ,Used as the Reception Desk
at "Martha's" on Worth Ave. in Palm Beach
Perspex ,Glass and Steel
Category
1970s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite, Glass
1976-1977 Desk in Plum-Tree Wood by Robert Sentou
Located in Paris, FR
Very handsome 1976-1977 desk in plum-tree wood. Personal desk made for Robert Sentou, who founded in the 1940s a factory in France which produced high quality furniture and collabora...
Category
1970s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Midcentury Iron Dining Table with Cantilevered Glass Top by Saint Gobain
By Saint Gobain
Located in New York, NY
A French Mid-Century (1930) Modern Industrial iron table that works as dining table, center table, large desk with a cantilevered top of St. Gobain glass that is sheathed in an iron ...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
"Post and Truss" Dining Table by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Danville, CA
Masterfully engineered and crafted "Post and Truss" Series dining table constructed of 4.5" diameter Lucite dowels with brass mounts. This would also ma...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian desk by Erik Brouer for Brouer Mobelfabrik, Denmark 70's
Located in Brussels , BE
Scandinavian desk by Erik Brouer for Brouer Mobelfabrik, Denmark 70's
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Stildomus 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Stildomus 1970s
Category
1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wooden and Chrome Desk, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden and Chrome Desk, Italy, 1970s
Category
1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
French Mid-Century Desk in Black Lacquer with Brass Details by Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Salzburg, AT
Straight-lined desk in a clear design by French designer Jean Claude Mahey.
The object is made entirely of beech wood and is very heavy.
The desk has 3 drawers with folding brass ha...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern T333 Desk by Oslvado Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern T333 Desk by Oslvado Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, Italy, 1975
Category
1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Peter Lovig Nielsen Flip Top Executive Desk in Rosewood
By Lovig Dansk
Located in Seattle, WA
Extremely rare Flip top partner's desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen in rosewood with brass fittings. Retains original trays for the upper level cubbies. The top shelf of the desk flips dow...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930-50’s.
The quality is outstanding, it stands on boldly turned and fluted...
Category
1930s British Victorian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
China red lacquered desk, Elinor and John McGuire for Lyda Levi
Located in Roma, RM
Elinor and John Mc Guire desk for Lyda Levi in China red lacquered wood and Vienna straw with brass details.
Product details
Dimensions: 124 W x 75 H x 60 D cm
Category
1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI-Style Secretary Desk with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Mahogany, Marble Top, Brass Handles & Gallery
Category
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Military Campaign Style Desk
Located in London, GB
A top quality antique military campaign style desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
It is very well made, with...
Category
1930s British Campaign Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
White Platone Folding Desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
White Platone Folding Desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Designer - Giancarlo Piretti
Producer - Anonima Castelli
Model - Platone Folding Desk
Design Period - Sev...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Architect's desk, wood and metal, circa 1970, France.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Architect's desk in sliding beige lacquered wood with metal-plated casters,
hinged top, two belt drawers, circa 1970, France.
Height 76 cm, width 11! cm, open 2m27, depth 69 cm.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Georgian Style Burr Elm Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Georgian style burr elm writing bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is outstanding, this is a great size with lots of wor...
Category
1930s British Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Elm
Swedish modern desk by Oscar Nilsson from 1938, checker table top
Located in Hägersten, SE
Swedish modern desk designed by interior architect Oscar Nilsson. Produced in Stockholm, Sweden by Cabinetmaker Allan Lindgren in 1938. Made from f...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Henredon Mid-Century Modern Campaign Oak Double Pedestal Kneehole Desk, 1970s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Campaign style double pedestal kneehole desk
By Henredon, "Artefacts" Collection
USA, Circa 1970s
Oak, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 48"W ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist desk by Etienne Fermigier, France, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful modernist desk by Etienne Fermigier, produced by JFR, made in France in the 1970s.
Laminate top, aluminum structure.
Very good condition, few traces of time on the top.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Fine French 1970s Oak Folding Table by Guillerme & Chambron
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Guillerme (1913-1990) and Jacques Chambron (1914-2001) for Votre Maison (editor): A fine French mid-century solid oak sliding and folding dining table.
Length with the top fol...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Jean Prouvé Compass Direction Desk Limited RAW Steel and Natural Oak by Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Dronten, NL
Jean Prouvé Compass direction desk in natural oak and clear lacquered steel for Vitra. Originally designed in 1953, Prouvé's iconic desk is based the de...
Category
1930s French Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
English Art Deco Desk in Solid Cherry Wood c1930
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ENGLISH ART DECO DESK
This original cherry wood Art Deco desk crafted in England during the 1930s, This compact yet functional office essential features a taller left side with thre...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Angelo Mangiarotti Rare desk with single cast iron foot - Italian Design 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare desk designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. This elegant and material piece recalls the designer's style by infusing into a new concept elements already used for other furniture create...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Smaller Version of the Oak Desk by Lou Hodges California Design Group
By Lou Hodges
Located in Pasadena, CA
Lou Hodges was an American designer whose way to work could be compared to American craftsman by its clean lines, sturdy construction, it's lack of nonfunctionality adornment and the...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
White Parsons Desk with Embossed Leather, Shagreen, by Karl Springer
Located in New York City, NY
A sleek desk covered in eye-catching embossed leather. In excellent condition.
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer, Shagreen Stingray
Valmanara Table by Carlo Scarpa for Simon International - Gavina
By Gavina, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, ES
Valmanara table designed in 1971 by italian architect Carlo Scarpa for Simon International-Gavina. Oak wood with cerused varnish finish.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Vintage Danish Writing Desk by Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Beautiful massiv oak writing desk by Danish architect Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf.
Danish furniture designers that gets inspiration from the time before. Style of the baroque and good woodcarved woodworking. His characteristic shaped legs in baroque style fits perfectly with the modern home interior.
Lot of space in the drawers and in the back, this table is ideal to stand off...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Desk by Poul Nørreklit For Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik, Wood
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern desk by Poul Nørreklit For Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik, Wood and Plexiglass, 1970s.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Swedish Art Deco "Bibliotek" Dining Table or Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Art Deco trestle dining table made of dark flame birch with carved edge and feet. This style of trestle dining table is referred to as a "bibliotek" or library table. This Sw...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Reply Architect Drafting Table Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld Ahrend Cirkel, 1959
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Reply Dutch Design Architect drawing table designed by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Circel in 1959.
Design Classic, awarded with the "Signe d’Or".
The table top is fully adjustable by two rotary knobs, this table is in very good condition seen its age.
Dark Brown coated...
Category
1970s Dutch Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Rare Danish Modern Secretary Desk by Vitré in Teak, Denmark, c. 1970s
Located in Deland, FL
A rare and gorgeous build by Vitré constructed from teak. The top portion of the cabinet locks for security with a skeleton key. With this securing function and the drop down the cabinet can double as a bar cabinet as an alternate use to the secretary desk. Behind the drop down portion of the cabinet is ample storage space. There is a single shelf to the left-hand side and 2 shelves to the righthand side all of which are adjustable shelves. The cabinet has three drawers providing additional storage with stunning recessed oval drawer...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Pine Desk with Drawer from Les Arcs
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The desk used at the French ski resort "Les Arcs" where Charlotte Perriand was involved.
A feeling of size that is most suitable as a work desk for one person. A nice vintage work w...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
Veneered Walnut Writing Table
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant Italian design desk from 1930 with seven drawers in excellent condition.
This desk is made entirely of veneered walnut, elegantly finished, as you can see from the details ...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Petit Art Deco Mirrored Black Lacquered Vanity Dressing Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Petit Art Deco mirrored black lacquered vanity dressing table. The central mirror features two internal lights that illuminate by switch.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer
Vintage Italian Desk, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage italian desk made from a chrome frame and brown felt.
Attractive desk with seventies vibes.
Good overall condition.
Very much in th...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Buffet Credenza Cabinet Walnut Black Marble, France, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Cabinet Art Deco, French, circa 1930.
Credenza buffet walnut and marble with chrome brass chopsticks.
Two doors and six drawers.
The buffet has been made in three parts. The top o...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Retro Czechoslovakian Mid-Century Modern Writing Table, ca. 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Retro Czechoslovakian writing table, manufactures in the 1970s in mid-century modern style.
Neat minimalistic desk with functional drawers and elegant table legs,
in fair condition.
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Paul Evans Brutalist Skyline Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans brutalist sculpted bronze dining table with 48" x 96" x 3/4" thick glass top. With smaller glass top can be used as a desk. Signed PE70
Only base is 65" x 27".
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Wood and Bronze Napoleon III Style French Writing Desk, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large French writing desk from the first half of the 20th century. Moved and rounded furniture in rosewood, walnut, mahogany and fruitwood richly adorned with gilded and chiseled bro...
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1930s French Napoleon III Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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