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Period: 1950s
Place of Origin: American
Early production Florence Knoll Desk, Classic Modernist design, Knoll New York
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production walnut and rosewood desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll ,features richly grained walnut top rosewood frame, pencil drawer and file drawer. Retains early Knoll ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk, Refinished
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
USA, 1950s
Patchwork bleached walnut top, with solid walnut legs and brass-capped feet....
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Petite Vanity/Writing Table with Stool Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage mahogany vanity/writing table with corresponding naugahyde stool designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar (ca. 1950s, Indiana, USA).
Angu...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Naugahyde, Laminate, Mahogany
Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional minimalist Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Black lacquered solid maple, with original bras...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Desk, Newly Refinished
By Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Solid black lacquered birch, wit...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage Henredon Taliesin Mahogany Desk 1955/56
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Camden, ME
A classic nine drawer mahogany desk designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his Taliesin line for Heritage Henredon furniture.
Beautifully detailed with a continuous incised carved greek ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Desk and Chair by Russell Wright for Conant Ball
By Conant Ball, Russel Wright
Located in Buffalo, NY
Simple ,,smart design..... Conant ball desk and matching spindle chair in maple,,,, Russel Wright for Conant Ball Furniture Makers Mid-Century Modern ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Birch
Arthur Umanoff Desk and Chair
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arthur Umanoff desk and chair. Extremely elegant and timeless design made with an iron frame, walnut slats and rush accents giving it it's classic Umanoff look. One middle drawer and...
Category
1950s Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Early George Nelson Desk / Return, Child's Desk, Modernist, Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early George Nelson desk / return, child's desk, Modernist, Herman Miller, Retains original Herman Miller foil label, 4 drawers, pencil dividers, steel frame, minor pitting (lower right side bottom). Original designed for larger desk, return, typewriter desk...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
George Nelson by Herman Miller Laminated Aluminum Design 1950s Rare Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Brescia, IT
George Nelson by Hermann Miller
1950s
Laminated wood, aluminum base
Rare model.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
1950s George Nelson Swag Leg Desk
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Swag leg desk, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Colorful cubbyholes and molded drawers allow for a tidy and streamlined workspace. O...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley Executive Tambour-Door Rosewood Desk for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rosewood executive desk by Edward Wormley c.1950s, USA, for Dunbar. The desk has three shallow drawers that run the length of the desk. The top of the desk features two roll top tamb...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Louis XV Bombe Hand-Carved Paint Decorated Marble-Top Desk & Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful five-drawer desk with hand carvings (see thumbnail photos) and paint decorated in the Louis XV style. Top quality workmanship in every phase. Original matching chair with this desk that is finished on all sides and can be placed in the middle of a room, bombe on all sides. Serpentine marble top...
Category
1950s Louis XV Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Harvey Probber Teak and Brass Triangle Desk or Console Table, Newly Refinished
By Harvey Probber
Located in South Bend, IN
A unique and gorgeous mid-century modern triangle desk, console, or sofa table
By Harvey Probber
USA, 1950s
Teak wood, with brass-capped feet.
...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Iron and Glass Dining Table or Desk by Darrell Landrum for Avard NYC, 1950
By Avard, Darrell Landrum
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Iron table with original opaque glass by Darrell Landrum for Avard NYC, 1950. Table has been professionally restored with new matte black powder coat and original frosted glass in ve...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Paul Laszlo Bleached Oak "Basket Weave" Desk for Brown Saltman
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Laszlo's (1900-1993) stunning bleached oak desk for brown saltman features basket weave drawer fronts and modern U-shaped legs.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Curvaceous Desk by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Curvaceous desk, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. This desk is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of finish color.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Campaign Style Writing Table/Desk Lacquered in Red
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic Campaign style desk manufactured by Sligh of Holland/Grand Rapids, Michigan. Restored, consist of five drawers with recessed brass pulls. Inlaid leather top with elegant embossed gold design and brass legs. Brass bound corners and Campaign pulls...
Category
1950s Campaign Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Leather Top Executive Desk, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style executive desk with inlaid leather top
By Baker Furniture
USA, 1950s
Gorgeous figured walnut, with original brass pulls and inlaid em...
Category
1950s Georgian Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Desk by Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Highland, IN
This desk by T.H. Robsjo-Gibbings for Widdicomb has a strong architectural quality and great minimalist design. The desktop cantilevers from the pedestal and is supported by a single...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Kneehole Desk for Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
American Classical modern kneehole desk designed by Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture Co. in figured walnut with contrasting maple moldings. Original label in center drawer. ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Roll Top Writing Desk by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A stately and elegant rosewood and mahogany campaign desk having three drawers and two rosewood roll-top compartments flanking a central writing surface with a flip-down back splash,...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Demilune Vanity or Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A solid wood double pedestal desk or vanity with demilune curve to accommodate seating and vertically stacked dowel drawer pulls.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1950s Muriel Coleman Pacifica Desk Mid-Century California Palm Spring Style
By Muriel Coleman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1952. Pacifica desk designed by Murriel Coleman for California Contemporary Co. Basket
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Brass and White Lacquered Campaign Style Writing Table/Desk
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic Campaign style desk manufactured by Sligh of Holland/Grand Rapids, Michigan. Consist of five drawers with recessed brass pulls and brass legs. Brass bound corners and Campaign pulls...
Category
1950s Campaign Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Swaged-Leg desk
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
George Nelson desk model 5850
design 1954 for Herman miller
special version with black legs
one of the inside plastic drawer is missing
Category
1950s Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
American Designer, Organic Desk or Table, Stained Wood, Iron, America, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic or freeform table or writing table or desk. By an unknown designer, 1950s, America.
Other designers of the period include George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, Charlotte Pe...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons Desk
By Bertha Schaefer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant modern desk, designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons, circa 1950s. Beautiful graining to the Italian walnut, especially to the top. Schaefer was one of the leading fe...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Rare Johan Tapp for Gumps Desk
By Johan Tapp, Gumps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Johan Tapp designed this beautiful writing desk, constructed of Koa wood for San Francisco emporium Gumps
On the right, four individually sized drawers feature bookmatched fronts ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Harvey Probber Desk in Mahogany 1950s 'Signed'
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Desk in mahogany with alternating grain top and brass sabots by Harvey Probber, American, 1950s (label in drawer reads "designed by Harvey Probber"). This desk is beautifully made.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Clean Lined Modern Desk by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined modern desk, designed by Paul McCobb, American, circa 1960s. This desk is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of finish color. The price noted ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Walter Charak Macassar Ebony Desk
By Walter Charak, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sexy one-drawer desk with extravagantly grained Macassar ebony surface on mahogany legs with brass stretchers and corner decoration. Has a raised drawer front detail, mirrored-imaged...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Writing Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A single pedestal writing desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller with a built-in pivoting lamp. Lamp is 18" H.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mahogany Writing Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An octagonal mahogany writing desk designed by Edward Wormley with a single drawer. Made by Dunbar in the USA, circa 1957.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Rare Harvey Probber Brass and Mahogany Desk
By Harvey Probber
Located in Hanover, MA
Harvey Probber mahogany writing desk with white laminate top with solid brass tubular legs and solid brass flat bar stretchers.
Left side oriented three drawer case with original ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Tommi Parzinger Macassar Ebony Desk
By Tommi Parzinger, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sexy one drawer desk with extravagantly grained Macassar ebony surface on mahogany legs and brass stretchers and corner decoration. With raised drawer ...
Category
1950s Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
George Nelson "Dry Erase" Desk with Return
By George Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Newly laminated Formica top with dry erase laminate. Very cool, dry/erase surface for your work desk. Extr...
Category
1950s Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Landstrom Furniture Bleached and Limed Mahogany Six-Drawer Desk
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Landstrom furniture desk in bleached and limed mahogany. Aged nickel over copper drop disc pulls and trefoil escutcheons. Five drawers to the left, a single drawer above the opening ...
Category
1950s Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper, Nickel
Sligh Walnut Curved Front Desk with Leather Top
By Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant and timeless walnut and tooled brown leather top curved front five drawer desk or writing table from Sligh. Cabriole legs and scalloped bottom and centre drawers as well as c...
Category
1950s Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
William Pahlmann Four-Drawer Walnut Desk with Integral Bookshelf
By William Pahlmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Walnut desk by William Pahlmann with four drawers and front shelf. Unusual base of large intersecting dowels. Restored to outstanding original condition. From Pahlmann's 1952 Hastings Square Collection for Grand Rapids bookcase and chair...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Lectern by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A unique and elegant lectern in walnut with a roll top cover and a single drawer.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Clifford Pascoe White Laminate Desk with Hairpin Iron Base, 1950s
By Clifford Pascoe
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool and rare Clifford Pascoe white laminate desk with one centre drawer. Formica around solid wood frame mounted on hairpin iron base.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Raymond Loewy Secretary Desk for Mengel Furniture
By Raymond Loewy, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oak secretary desk by Raymond Loewy for Mengel Furniture c.1950s, USA. This drop front oak desk features three cerused front oak drawers. The interior of the desk has drawers and she...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1950s Mid Century Maple Double Pedestal Desk by Paul McCobb/Planner Group
By Paul McCobb
Located in Buffalo, NY
Midcentury maple double pedestal desk by Paul McCobb for Planner Group manufactured in the United States, circa 1950s. This modernist desk is beautifully constructed from the finest ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquer Double Pedestal Desk and Chair
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk and spindle back chair
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Solid bla...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Raymond Loewy for Mengel Buffet/ Desk/ Table
By Raymond Loewy, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Raymond Loewy versatile buffet/ desk/ dining table! Buffet that does everything! Nice Display area with lower storage. Leaf Pulls up to work as a Desk, but then pulls out more to wor...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Tile Top Dining Table or Desk in the Style of Gordon Jane Martz, Walnut, Mosaic
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Miami, FL
Tile top table with walnut frame and legs.
The tabletop is heavy and the walnut legs are skinny, the table will hold your dinner or homework but no dancing on this table ;)
The Tab...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
leather trestle desk Madame Vanacky
By Madame Vanacky
Located in Westport, CT
creme Leather trestle designed Desk, made,by Madame Vanacky circa 1950
Category
1950s Vintage American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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