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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Italian Rattan Black Painted Wood Brass Handles Executive Desk 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful Italian rattan executive desk from the 1970s. The mix of rattan, black painted wood all around, and brass handles, is inspired by mid-century Italian icon Gabriel...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Large Writing Table / Executive Desk, Pace, Ebony
Located in Stamford, CT
American Mid-Century Modern ebonized wood large writing table / executive / desk
A large and impressive executives desk that can certainly be used...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, Germany, 1930s, Revived Polish
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Art Deco writing desk, Germany, 1930s
Revived Polish
Material: Palisandr
Measures: Leg space:
Height: 59 cm (23.2 in)
Width: 70.5 cm (27-8 in)
Depth: 57 cm (22.4 in).
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
French Provincial Writing Desk 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century painted French Provincial style desk. The desk stands on four cabriole legs that end in rams head feet. The piece is beautifully pain...
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1930s French French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Louis XV Baker Furniture Louis XV Secretary Desk Collector's Edition
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare item from Baker furniture. It's a French Louis XV style secretary desk in walnut with a mesh grill set for the doors. The desk measures 89 tal...
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1990s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
"Bisanzio" Desk by Hiroyuki Toyoda for Simon International, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Bisanzio desk by Hiroyuki Toyoda for Simon Gavina.
Large black leather covered top, supported by chrome frame and solid brass connection details.
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1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Architectural Table or Desk in Walnut and Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
A beautiful Italian (console) table that can also serve as a desk due to its size. The two large hexagonal legs consist of walnut slats that are tightly attached to each other. From ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
1970' S Brass & Oak Italian Desk
Located in Nijlen, VAN
Brass & oak Italian desk
Very nice and compact desk from the 70's. This desk was made by an unknown italian maker. but it is a very nice piece of craftsm...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Scandinavian Ergonomic Design Writing Desk and Stool, Stokke, 1980's
By Stokke
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Scandinavian ergonomic design writing desk with pivoting stool, made by Stokke, Norway 1980's. Ergonomical designed writing desk with black inlay and middle reading section w...
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1980s Norwegian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Debournais One Drawer Tooled Leather Top Desk Table with Lock and Key
Located in Germantown, MD
Amazing French Debournais er tooled leather top desk / table with lock and key. One Large and very sleak drawer with a working lock and key
Measures 27.75" W x 21.25" D x 29" H. Con...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann Desk, France 1930's
Located in New York, NY
A dévoré oak desk by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, with a tan leather top and small drawer to the front.
Provenance : Maison des Provinces de France, cit...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Bauhaus Tubular Steel and Wood Desk, Germany, 1930s
Located in Praha 2, Hlavní město Praha
Bauhaus tubular steel and wood desk, made in Germany, 1930s.
Date of manufacture: 1930s
Origin: Germany
Material: Chrome-plated steel, Wood
Dime...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Italian Industrial Metal and Wood Desk with Drawers, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian industrial metal and wood desk with drawers, 1970s
Wooden desk with metal frame, with satin finish, top with 45 degree cut corners and ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Bamboo Console Table Red Formica Desk Postmodern, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Red (oxblood red) Formica bamboo desk, Italy, circa 1985
Dimensions are: 55.12" x 29.92 x 15.74".
A Postmodern desk or console table, perfect and stylish, comprised of for...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Formica
Osvaldo Borsani & Eugenio Gerli Desk with Leather Inlay T333 Tecno
Located in Köln, NRW
Osvaldo Borsani & Eugenio Gerli desk with leather inlay T333 Tecno
Frame outside aluminium polished/inside aluminium lacquered black, top wood piano lacquer black with leather inlay black, model T333.
Price applies only to the described desk-you will find the matching smaller table...
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1970s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Danish Modern Teak Secretary Foyer Cabinet, Made in Sweden, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Teak secretary desk / cabinet, made in Sweden circa 1970s. Unusual finger joints at top edges. Drop down desk surface would make an excellent entry way unit.
When open, measures 2...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French Art Deco Desk in Palisander
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual design of the desk makes it a very unique piece. Made out of Palisander wood, table has two legs composed from metal plates. In the middle of the table front there is a small...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
Rare 'Kono' Dining Table / Desk by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani, 1984
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and large 'Kono' table, which works excellent as either a dining table or a desk, by Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli was designed in 1984 and this example...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite, Copper
Bronze and Metal Mesh Ecate Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide, 1990
By Toni Cordero, Artemide
Located in Renens, CH
Ecate table lamp or light sculpture from the Milano-Torino series by Toni Cordero for Artemide, Italy.
The Ecate is the most sought after model from this series with its bronze fu...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Fine French 1930s Macassar Ebony Writing Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco macassar ebony writing table with one drawer and a chrome pull.
Height of writing surface is 29 1/2" (75cm).
Might have been used as a vanity table in the past.
Category
1930s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Large Italian Rosewood and Leather Conference Table/Desk By Hans Von Klier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning, large conference table/executive desk designed by Hans Von Klier for Skipper (ca. 1970, Italy).
Composed of a wrapped black leather middle section flanked by resin-coated...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Rosewood, Lacquer
1960s Italian Biomorphic Sculptural Double Octagonal Pedestal Marble Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Extremely rare and one of a kind biomorphic marble desk. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Just look at the gorgeous curves on this beauty! This beutiful beige marble desk ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Prod. Italy, c. 1930 Deco desk with curvilinear forms
Located in London, GB
Made in Italy, probably c. 1930 Long Déco desk with curved shapes veneered and edged in wood and briarwood. The practicality of this desk is that it has four side drawers with chrome...
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1930s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Faux Tortoiseshell Partners Desk by Maitland-Smith
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
1980s Faux Tortoiseshell...
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1980s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
1970s Bieffeplast Bieffe Y 70 Rodney Kinsman Postmodern Design Quaderna Trestle
Located in Biella, IT
Bieffeplast Italy production desk/table "trestle" design years 70 by Rodney Kinsman
Post modern design, never used, new measure ; long 52 inches x W 28 inches and H 28 inches.
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Danilo Silvestrin for Rosenthal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A desk by Danilo Silvestrin edited by Rosenthal in the 1980. Mouvement against the modernism protest
Very basic form. Five rectangul...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Burl Wood Three Drawer Desk with Los Castillos Brass Pulls
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Burl wood desk with Los Castillos brass pulls.
Constructed of wood with a burl wood veneer.
Shows minor wear consistent with age and used...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bodil Kjaer for E Pedersen & Son MCM Brazilian Rosewood and Chrome Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Bodil Kjaer for E. Pedersen & Son Mid Century Brazilian Rosewood and Chrome Desk
This desk measures: 72.75 wide x 38 deep x 28.75 high, with a chair clearance of 24.25 inches
All p...
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1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Bamboo, Wicker and Rattan Italian Desk Table with Drawers, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Writing table / desk in rattan, bamboo and wood featuring four drawers.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Dressing Table in Carved Walnut, France, circa 1930
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant dressing / vanity table.
Structure in walnut.
2 drawers beautifully sculpted with flowers (stylized roses in the style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh) and beautiful silvere...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Cubist Art Deco Desk in Mahogany - Barcelona, 1930
Located in Girona, ES
Cubist Art Deco desk with flame mahogany veneer. Six drawers and a door opening on the front, a niche on one side. Mahogany pull handles, polished brass hardware. French polish. Very...
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1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vladimir Kagan Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Vladimir Kagan Desk.
Quilted maple, brass and Leather.
Beautiful Pistachio color Leather.
Label present.
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1970s North American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Art Deco Buffet Credenza Cabinet Walnut Marble with Mirror, France, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Cabinet Art Deco, French, circa 1930.
Credenza buffet walnut and marble with bas-reliefs on the theme of fruits.
Four doors and two drawers.
The buffet has been made in three part...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Valmanara Table by Carlo Scarpa for Simon International - Gavina
By Carlo Scarpa, Gavina
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
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Escritoire Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French writing table, also known as an escritoire. This dates from around the 1930’s.
It is has a very beautiful and useful design, with a very elegant form. Ther...
Category
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Barbara Barry for Baker Mahogany Writing Desk or Console, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous contemporary mahogany console sofa table or writing desk
By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1990s
Measures: 32" W x 20" D x 25" H.
Newly refinishe...
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1990s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Contemporary Burl Wood Writing Desk After Milo Baughman
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage contemporary 80s writing desk. Done in the manner of the iconic Milo Baughman. Beautiful Burl wood top on brushed chrome X legs. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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1980s North American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1980s English Root Wood Writing Desk with Door and Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s English root wood writing desk with door and drawers.
Category
Late 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1980s Postmodern Marble Stone Executive Two Sided Desk
Located in Madison, WI
Incredible 1980s Postmodern Marble designer desk. Great for use as an executive desk or a two sided desk. The black pieces supporting the marble writing...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Brutalist Mid Century Modern Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall c. 1970
Located in Saint Louis, MO
For collectors and aficionados of high art furniture that inspires, this 1970s Brutalist Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall hits all the marks. Resin over wood is etched and finished in...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Romweber Spanish Baroque Carved Pine Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Spanish Baroque style writing desk
By Jim Peed for Romweber
USA, Circa 1990s
Carved pine, with original brass hardware. Middl...
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Late 20th Century American Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Colonial Haagse School Desk with Stool, Indonesia, 1930
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A colonial style desk / dressing table designed by Toko van der Pol in Java, Indonesia around 1930.
The rectangular and asymmetrical shape of th...
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1930s Indonesian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Modern Curved Black Leather Writing Desk by Nancy Corzine Fusion Desk
Located in North York, ON
Modern curved black leather writing desk by Nancy Corzine Fusion Desk. Original Nancy Corzine fusion desk, masterfully restored in a polished high gloss bl...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Robert Propst For Herman Miller Action Office Stand-Up Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
An Action Office desk designed by Robert Propst for Herman Miller in 1968. This mid century modern classic is wall mounted (mounting brackets included) ...
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1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Boho Lacquered Campaign Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho Campaign style desk. A chic classic case with chrome classic hardware. Rests on two sawhorse pedestals. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 20th Century North American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Jens Risom Style Mid-Century Half Circle Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom style mid-century half circle walnut executive desk.
This desk measures: 95.5 wide x 47.5 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 26.25 inches.
All pieces of furni...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modern Contemporary Italian Dining Table "METRA" by Makio Hasuike for Seccose
By Seccose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For your consideration a beautiful sculptural dining table designed by Makio Hasuike for Seccose, Italy, circa 1980s. The name is METRA and is built with a super light yet super-stro...
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Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti Cherrywood and Aluminium Writing Desk for De Padova, Italy
By Vico Magistretti, C.R.S. De Padova
Located in Renens, CH
Italian design cherrywood and aluminium writing desk by Vico Magistretti, De Padova Italy.
This desk comes from the "Reflex" series designed 1989 and produced in 1990.
The desk combines a design derived from traditional secretaries...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Chest of Drawers Art Deco Szczepan Łojek Julian Pietrzyk
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Chest of drawers Art Deco.
Buffet after professional manual renovation!.
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Circa 1930's Waring & Gillow Ltd Lancaster Oak Desk on Bun Legs & Seven Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this beautiful Waring & Gillow circa 1930's oak desk, dressing table on bun feet.
Made by one of the greatest furniture makers in British Histor...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Ladies desk from HIKOR, 1980´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
A Simple beech wood writing desk from the HIKOR Písek company, 1980´s, Czechoslovakia
The design is very simple and elegant. It features a section with 4 drawers. The surface of this...
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
Hollywood Regency White Lacquered Desk or Console by Gampel-Stoll
By Gampel-Stoll
Located in Houston, TX
Hollywood Regency white lacquered desk or console by Gampel-Stoll. This stunning British colonial style desk or writing table is supported ...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
MCM Danish Teak Desk by Nordisk Andels Eksport 1970s
Located in Carmel, NY
A remarkable desk that exudes elegance and sophistication. This exceptional Danish Modern desk, crafted by Nordisk Andels-Eksport in Denmark, boasts a s...
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1970s Danish Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Pierre Paulin for Baker Art Deco Birdseye Maple Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional Art Deco executive desk designed in 1984 by Pierre Paulin for Baker Furniture. The desk features gorgeous birdseye maple and a leather top writing s...
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Birdseye Maple
Fabulous Rosewood Flip-Top Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen Mid-Century Modern
By Lovig Dansk
Located in Pemberton, NJ
This is a breathtaking, rare, rosewood desk by Jens Quistgaard of Dansk for Peter Lovig Nielsen. It was made in Denmark and has gorgeous rosewood grain across the top. This desk features a unique flip-top that allows you to turn it from a desk into a table. It has two flippable drawer inserts...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
70's Tobacco Leaf Dining Table or Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Textural, organic, and terribly chic. This 70's dining table or desk is sheathed in tobacco leaves and given a acrylic finish to complement its sleek simplicity.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Jens Risom Style Mid Century Half Round Walnut Executive Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom style mid century half round walnut executive desk
The desk measures: 95.5 wide x 47.75 deep x 29 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call rest...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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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