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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Baroque
Mid-Century Rosewood & Stainless Executive Desk, USA, 1960's
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century rosewood veneer and stainless steel executive desk. Six drawer kneehole desk is constructed of active grain Brazilian rosewood which rests on a mirror polished stainless...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Stainless Steel
Poul Nørreklit for Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik selectform desk model 'GP 160'
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A vintage mid-century desk designed by Poul Nørreklit for Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik.
Original label is present
The desk is part of the selectform range model 'GP 160'.
The desk ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Boomerang Shaped Desk, Shop Counter, 1950s by Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Antwerp, BE
Custom made handcrafted shop counter or desk in a boomerang line with vertical slats at the front which emphasizes the curve of the arch even more, on the inside one side with 3 slid...
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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
Gio Ponti's walnut desk and chair
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2602
Gio Ponti ( 1891-1979)
Desk with walnut uprights and top, two drawers with brass handles and a chair designed for the University of Padua in the early 1950s. Italian manufa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1960s Mid Century Walnut Roll-Top Secretary Desk by Hooker
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century walnut roll top desk designed and manufactured by Hooker furniture in the united states circa 1960s. This beautiful roll-top desk was designed for their "mainline Collect...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Italian Wall Desk in Brown Teak with Panels and Shelfs, around 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
The "Mid-Century Italian Wall Desk in Brown Teak with Panels and Shelves, around 1960" is a quintessential example of mid-20th century design, blending functionality with aesthetic e...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Giuseppe Rivadossi For Officina Walnut Desk, Italy, 1980's
Located in Austin, TX
Rare and collectible executive desk in walnut plank by Giuseppe Rivadossi. Solid construction throughout with creative joinery techniques. Hand-planed exterior surface gives the wa...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Paul McCobb Planner Group Model 1560 Black Double Drawer Desk, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Classic Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Black Lacquer Desk. Featuring a rectangular frame with large smooth solid wood work surface, 2 spacious drawers, with 4 threaded dowe...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Italian Boomerang desk by Renzo Schirolli, 1960s
By Schirolli
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Boomerang desk by Renzo Schirolli, a striking piece from the 1960s. Renzo Schirolli's Booomerang desk symbolizes the bold elegance of Italian design from that time.
The desk has a u...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Iron
50s Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant desk designed by Pierluigi Ghianda in mahogany veneer wood with double side drawers and a drawer under the top, above which is a sheet of back-treated glass in shades of ochre.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
Mid Century Italian Oyster Burl Olive Writing Desk Cabriole Legs
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An Italian Mid-Century oyster burl olive wood three drawer writing table or desk. Brass hardware. Cabriole legs. Stunning.
The writing surface is 39 1/4" wide and 19 1/4" deep the k...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Gispen Desk with Gray Enameled Metal Frame, Chartreuse Drawers, Privacy Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Chartreuse enameled industrial desk designed by designer A.R. Cordemeijer for famed Dutch manufacturer Gispen. This stylish 1960s desk has a single cabinet with two Chart...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Model T333 desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Tecno
Located in London, GB
Model T333 desk produced in 1975 from a design by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Geri and manufctured by Tecno. The top is black lacquered walnut with an inset area of black leather. There are two minimal slim drawers, perfect for storage of pens etc and polished cast aluminium legs. with black trim. Manufacturer's label to side.
This large and impressive desk with its minimal, sophisticated design would work well in both a modern or contemporary home.
Literature: Giam Piero Bosoni, T
Tecno L'eleganza discreta della tecnico, was established in 1953 the twin brothers Osvaldo and Fulgenzio Borsani with the goal of developing their father’s furniture company, Arredamenti Borsani, using the industrial process for the manufacturing of modern furniture. The history of the company goes back to the early 1920s, when woodworker and upholsterer Gaetano Borsani founded Atelier Borsani Varedo (later called Arredamenti Borsani Varedo) in Varedo, Italy.
In spite of Arredamenti Borsani’s traditional approach, Osvaldo, designed the modernist Casa Minima furniture collection, while still attending architecture school at Accademia di Brera, and he won the silver medal at the V Triennale di Milano in 1933. Osvaldo’s ongoing involvement at the atelier continued to grow as he designed and built modernist furniture for the wealthy Milanese society.
In 1954, a year after Tecno’s founding, the company unveiled its first factory-produced collection of sofas, chairs and tables and received accolades at the X Triennale di Milano. That same year, Osvaldo created the adjustable D70 sofa bed, which became an instant commercial success, and in 1956 he launched the P40 lounge chair, an adjustable reclining chair...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, model 80, glass, lacquered wood, lacquered steel, Italy, 1949
Franco Albini’s model 80 desk combines glass, steel and wood which resu...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mexique PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dining table in two sizes included among the free-form tables designed by Charlotte Perriand between 1938 and 1939. A sinuous, elegant piece whose organic, asymmetrical shape lends t...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand Lc35 Maison Du Brésil Set by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Reproduction of a student room in the Maison du Brésil, a set of a wardrobe-room divider, a bed, a desk, the Maison du Bresil stool and a wall-hung bookcase and blackboard. Set desig...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Unique Italian Free Standing Desk in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, teak, vinyl, brass, plywood, beech, Italy, circa. 1960
This highly refined desk that originates from Italy strongly resembles the work by the acknowledged master of It...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century French Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French desk
Desk is rectangular table top, re-upholstered in a new graphite cowhide. It has a chrome trimming at the edges and beautiful wood grain is displaying on th...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Unika Arne Jacobsen Writer's Desk Denmark 1961 Scandinavinan Modern
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Arne Jacobsen & Jørgen Wolff Møbelsnedkeri, Scandinavian Modern
A truly remarkable piece of design and history, a unique desk by architect and designer Arne Jacobsen and executed ...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Stainless Steel
Le Corbusier L6 Style Table Base for Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier L6 style table base for Cassina.
Selling without glass.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Danish Modern Roll Top Desk, Dresser or Cabinet in Teak
By Finn Juhl, Arne Vodder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine looking roll top Scandinavian desk made in the 1970s. It features beautiful teak wood and plenty of storage space.
In the style of: Finn Juhl or Arne Vodder.
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Desk by Paul Boman
By Paul Boman
Located in London, GB
A mahogany desk by Paul Boman (1885 - 1952)
Manufacturer's label, purveyor of the Swedish king.
Finland, 1940s
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Stow Davis Mid Century Brass and Walnut Credenza
By Stow Davis
Located in Countryside, IL
Stow Davis Mid Century Brass and Walnut Credenza
This credenza measures: 84.25 wide x 21 deep x 29 inches high, with a chair clearance of 27.5 inches
All pieces of furniture can be...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Marzio Cecchi Diapason Desk, Italy, 1968
Located in Padova, IT
Iconic desk one of only 40 made designed by Marzio Cecchi and manufactured by Studio Most, Italy 1968. This stainless-steel desk has a cantilevered tapering top with curved edge and ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Achille Castiglioni Quark desk BBB Bonacina Italy 1982
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice post-modern 'Quark' desk designed by Achille Castiglioni and manufactured by BBB Bonacina, Italy 1982. The Quark series included multiple desks designed as a modular system...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Ennio Fazioli terni desk for MIM Roma Italy 1958
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic desk designed by Ennio Fazioli and manufactured by his own company M.I.M Roma, Italy 1958. This desk is often sold as a design by Ico Parisi but as the Parisi book states, thi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Desk with Roll-Top, Walnut Veneer, 1950s, Fully Restored
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This is a legendary and mysterious project that was probably commissioned for a chain of exclusive Polish Fashion salons in Poland, circa 1950s. It is not known to this day who is be...
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1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1970s Burl Wood Waterfall Desk by John Widdicomb for John Stuart
Located in Boston, MA
John Widdicomb for John Stuart burl wood waterfall desk, circa 1970s. Acquired from the Searles Castle in NH. Comes with original glass topper, which helped protect the top throughou...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Plywood Desk Unit by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
The mid century modern Eames Desk Unit was designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1952 and has remained an American mid century modern classic ever since. The iconic ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
McGuire Rattan and Midcentury Oak Writing Desk with Three Drawer and Saber Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A McGuire rattan and oak writing desk from the Midcentury period, with three drawers and saber legs. This exquisite McGuire rattan and oak writing desk from the Midcentury period emb...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Rattan, Oak
Mid-century writing desk attr. Ico Parisi wood and brass, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vittoria, IT
Gorgeous desk attributable to Ico Parisi, Italian production 1950s' of solid wood with brass pipes and glass top.
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Writing Desk in Oak with Green Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, oak, type of plastic, Italy, 1953
An exquisite Italian-crafted office desk commands attention with its captivating form and distinctive material composition. Reflectin...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Jules Wabbes Cintree desk Mobilier Universel Belgium 1960
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Minimalist 'Cintree' desk designed by Jules Wabbes and manufactured by Le Mobilier Universel in Belgium in 1960. This striking desk is in a very good condition and has been produced ...
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
XL Dutch Reply Architect Drafting Table Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld Ahrend, 1959
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Reply Dutch Design Architect drafting 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 fu...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Bamboo Desk + Chair Attributed to Louis Sognot
By Louis Sognot
Located in East Hampton, NY
Attributed to Louis Sognot (1892-1970), this mid-century French desk or writing table, is constructed of bamboo and features a mica plateau and drawer fronts. Features three drawers ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Bamboo, Laminate
Classic Modernist walnut and leather desk by GUILDHALL CABINET SHOPS
By Guild
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist walnut and leather desk by GUILDHALL CABINET SHOPS / Toronto,, Beautifully crafted,, nice simple ,elegant design,, one center drawer,, Retains original brown leathe...
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1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Walnut
1970s Italian Burl-Wood Parsons Console/Desk
Located in La Mesa, CA
Vintage Burl wood console table or writing desk in the style of John Widdicomb. Console comes with two drawers and features parsons style legs.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Burl
Desk Model TL22, by Franco Albini and Franca Helg. Poggi, 1958
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Desk model TL22, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg and manufactured by Poggi in 1958.
Table completely restored. Wood: walnut.
Letteratura: Gramigna G., Repertorio del desig...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Mid-Century Oak Curved French Desk
Located in London, GB
An oak curved desk.
French, c1960s.
Two drawers to each side.
Generally very good condition, however there is one ding to the edge (see photos).
PLEASE NOTE PRICES LISTED ARE...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
John Van Koert for Drexel Profile Mid Century Leather Top Walnut Desk
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Denton, TX
Strong bold design by John Van Koert for Drexel furniture. A combination of walnut and oak makes this desk a stunning vintage piece of art. The writing surface is 30.25" high.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Oak, Walnut
Executive desk designed by Luisa & Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960
Located in Argelato, BO
An executive desk designed by the Italian Designers Ico & Luisa Parisi for MIM Rome in 1962 . Structure made from lacquered steel with aluminium supports , there’re three floating dr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
French leather, chrome and wood large desk
Located in London, GB
French 1970’s large chrome, wood and leather desk. Some minor scuffs to the central leather panel and surface scratches to the wood, but otherwise in good condition, strong and sturd...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Chrome
Danish Vintage Desk by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, GB
A superb Danish vintage desk by Kai Kristiansen. This was recently imported from Denmark, it dates from the 1960’s.
The quality is outstanding, this is beautifully made and is a gre...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Gianfranco Frattini desk model 530 in rosewood Bernini Italy 1957
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Iconic Italian writing desk model 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1957. This symmetric sleek proportioned desk is made of beautifully grained rosewood. It has ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Scrittoio Home Desk di George Nelson per Herman Miller Anni 60-70
Located in Milano, IT
Scrittoio con vani a giorno con scomparti sul piano e piccoli cassetti sotto piano. Legno di rovere e legno ricoperto in formica, struttura in alluminio. Restaurata.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Aluminum
Saginaw Furniture Mid Century Walnut Bookcase Secretary Desk
By Saginaw
Located in Countryside, IL
Saginaw Furniture Mid Century Walnut Bookcase Secretary Desk
This bookcase measures: 43 wide x 19 deep x 55 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
19th Century Spanish Walnut Desk with Two Drawers & Strong Legs, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish walnut desk or console table with two drawers and strong turning legs and stretcher.
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Gio Ponti’s Avant-Garde Design: 1955 RIMA Desk from Pirelli Tower, Milan
Located in Rome, IT
Introducing a historically significant and architecturally inspired desk, designed by the legendary Gio Ponti in collaboration with Alberto Rosselli for the iconic Pirelli Tower in M...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Stow Davis Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
By Stow Davis
Located in Countryside, IL
Stow Davis Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
This desk measures: 76 wide x 36 deep x 29 high, with a chair clearance of 28 inches
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Henrik Tengler, OC 1002 Ezone Desk by One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The Ezone desk was designed in 2004 by Henrik Tengler. Over the years the Ezone desk has proven to be a reliable and durable companion in the daily lives of thousands of hard working...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Steel
Early 20th Century Spanish Desk or Work Table in Oak Wood with Lateral Wing, 192
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20Th Century Spanish Desk or Work Table in Oak Wood with Lateral Wing
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Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
Jens Risom Executive Walnut Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American walnut executive desk designed by Jens Risom with four drawers on the right, one drawer in the middle, and one drawer and a filing drawer on the left. Both sides have writin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Danish Teak Executive Desk With Floating Top
Located in Chicago, IL
57” x 29.5” x 29.5”H; knee hole 28.5” x 25”H
Striking Danish teak desk with a floating top.
•extra large work surface
•six drawers, two of which lock
•long tapered legs
•finished b...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Danish Mid Century Teak Box Wooton Folding Desk Writing Table File Cabinet MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Teak Box Wooton Folding Desk Writing Table File Cabinet MINT!
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Iconic "Lady Desk" by Helmut Magg for WK Möbel, Midcentury, 1950s
By Helmut Magg
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This is the famous desk designed by Helmut Magg, also known as „Lady Desk”. Produced by Neue Gemeinschaft für Wohnkultur, WK Möbel in 1950s. The design is simple yet very elegant. It...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Ash
Danish Vintage Desk by Severin Hansen for Haslev
Located in London, GB
A stylish and iconic Danish vintage desk by Severin Hansen for Haslev. It was made in Denmark, and dates from the 1960’s.
It is of outstanding quality and has a beautiful design. Th...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Extendable Desk by Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso & Noti Massari for Stilwood, Italy
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique extendible cabinet / desk, designed by Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso & Noti Massari, manufactured by Stilwood in Italy around 1970.
This eye-catching piece is made of beautifu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Midcentury Paul McCobb #1560 Double Drawer Desk Blonde Maple Finish Ring Pulls
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group #1560 double drawer desk blonde maple finish with aluminum ring pull knobs solid maple. Desk has been professional refinished. Very beautiful desi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Aluminum
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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