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Period: 1940s
Antique Leather Top French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
This antique French Louis XVI style writing desk, crafted in France circa 1940s, exudes timeless elegance and classical refinement. Made from walnut with a light natural finish, it f...
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French Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Alvar Aalto Writing Table Model K81 in Birch, Artek 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare Mid-Century Modern writing desk in full birch model K81 manufactured by Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas for Artek. The minimalist design of the table already designed in the 1...
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Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Frits Henningsen 1940s Danish Mahogany Desk
Located in London, England
Frits Henningsen - Mahogany Writing Desk, 1940s Rarely seen design from master cabinetmaker of the early Danish Modern period: Frits Henningsen. Henningsen produced all of his desig...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Oak

Alvar Aalto Writing Table Model K81 in Birch & Red Linoleum, Artek 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare Mid-Century Modern writing desk in full birch and red linoleum model K81 manufactured by Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas for Artek. The minimalist design of this table which w...
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Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Paolo Buffa 'Dattilo' Writing Desk, Italy circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A 'Datillo' petite writing desk / table by Paolo Buffa and produced by Galdino Maspero in stained beech wood and walnut. With two drawers on the left hand side underneath a rectangul...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech, Walnut

French Victorian Ladies Desk With Kingwood Marquetry Inlay, 1950s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
An attractive antique Victorian French lady's writing desk or dressing table with fine marquetry in kingwood, featuring a fine marquetry top with a small pull-out writing tray. It al...
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French Victorian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with bronze trim and ornate ormolu mounts and embossed leather top. The desk is finished on all sides and could ...
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French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Baker Furniture English Regency Banded Mahogany Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Regency or Georgian style drop leaf writing desk, console table, or sofa table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1940s Mah...
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American Regency Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Industrial Anco Bilt Cast Iron and Oak Drafting Table with Steel Surface
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial drafting table/desk in oak with steel surface, fully adjustable via cast iron hinges, knobs, and brackets manufactured by Anco Bilt of Glendale, New York (ca. 1940s). Surf...
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cut Steel, Iron

Jules Leleu- A French 1950s 3 Drawer Walnut Writing Table with Brass Details
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu - A fine French Mid-Century three drawer walnut desk with brass details. A similar desk is shown page 137 of the book "Jules et Andre Leleu" by Vivianne Jutheau - Edited...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Paul Goldman, Desk, Wood, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk designed by Paul Goldman and produced by Plymodern Furniture, USA, c. 1940s. Dimensions: 30” x 45” W x 23” D
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

1940's Traditional style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's Traditional style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk. Finished all the way around and can be placed to show the whole.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Fine French 1940s Walnut Desk by Jean Pascaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Pascaud (1903-1996) - A fine French Art Deco four drawer walnut desk with a carved diamond pattern and four scroll legs with bronze sabots. The matching 3 doors cabinet with a ...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Desk and Chair French 19th Century Hand Painted Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Chinoiserie Desk and Chair, French, late 19th Century. Both feature hand painted details. The desk or table is a versatile size and could be used as a desk or console table. ...
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Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Italian 1940's Walnut Writing Desk with Black Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
A refined and sleek Italian 1940's walnut desk with a black glass top over two rectangular drawers and elegantly splayed legs, with wood stretcher connecting back and front legs. Th...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen Carved Stone, Oak and Lacquered Vellum Dining Table, c. 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Maison Jansen carved stone, oak and lacquered vellum dining table, circa 1940s, made in France. One base element marked "2184" in wax p...
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French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone

Console Table, Italy 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Art Deco console table on a U-shaped blackened wooden frame with intermediate metal struts and rectangular table top covered with white goatskin. In unrestored original condition wit...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Hungarian Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Desk top is made out of high police walnut wood with cowhide insert in the middle. There are 2 drawers with chrome handles. Desk is elevated by thin chrome legs that are connected on...
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Brass for the BNL Offices, Italy 1940s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and collectable walnut desk with brass ferrules designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Schirolli (Mantova - Italy) in the 1940s for the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL - Nation...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Andre Arbus Library Table, France, c1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tremendous designer, amazing table.
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French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Art Deco French Desk in Macassar with Leather Top Insert
Located in Houston, TX
Art Deco French desk in Macassar wood The desk is made of Macassar wood and newly reupholstered with a strip of brown leather in the middle of its top. Each of the legs has a brass d...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Paolo Buffa grissinato wood desk with four drawers, Italy 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid and essential Paolo Buffa Desk in grissinato wood with four drawers and saber legs. Iconic Paolo Buffa design manufactured by Galdino Maspero, Italy 1940s
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Charming Old English Pine Desk with Great Details
Located in Bronx, NY
Charming old English pine desk with great details the desk has nine drawers, many of which lock (key included). The finish has been left natural so it has a lot of character.
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English Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine

1940s Italian Art Deco Desk with Grissinato Carvings in Oak Brass Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, oak, brass, glass, Italy, 1940s This exquisite writing table, a creation of Italian Art Deco design, dates back to the 1940s. Crafted by a skilled Italian artisan, it ...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1940s Classic Green Marble Dark Wood Bank Table
Located in New York, NY
1940s one sided bank table featuring dark stained wood, a green veined marble top and brass plates at the base. It features seven compartments in the front....
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American Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Fine French Art Deco Oak Table by P. Bloch and Charles Dudouyt
By Pierre Bloch, La Gentilhommière 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco oak table designed by Pierre Bloch and edited by Charles Dudouyt (founder of La Gentilhommière). Two original end leaves (widt...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Modernist Desk in Solid Wood 40s / 50s Bauhaus Style Vintage
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French desk from the 40s / 50s in modernist Bauhaus style. Structure of the desk in veneered and solid Rio rosewood with a triple tubular base in chromed steel quite rare. The desk i...
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French Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, Steel, Glass, Germany, 1940s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Dimensions of the desk: Height: 70 cm (27.6 in) Width: 100 cm (39.4 in) Depth: 55 cm (21.7 in) Leg space: Height: 67.5 cm (26.6 in) Width: 45 cm (17.7 in) Our professional refurbis...
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German Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Swedish Grace Elmroot Table, Circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Grace, elm, elm root and ebonized table or desk by Erik Chambert, with a rectangular top raised on rectangular supports with leaf-tip carving and carved scrolled feet.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

Italian 1940's wooden desk attributed to Ignazio Gardella
Located in Milan, IT
Exquisite craftsmanship desk, Attributed to Ignazio Gardella. The desk has 3 side drawers and 3 drawers on the top. The top and drawers box are covered with a thick green linoleum.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood
Located in Vigevano, PV
late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood and formica top. this desk was made for a house in milan, designed by gio ponti and emilio lancia.
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Italian Minimalist Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Fine Quality Three Piece Faux Bamboo English Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your workspace with this exquisite Fine Quality Three Piece Faux Bamboo English Leather Top Executive Desk, a perfect blend of craft...
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French Campaign Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

A Swedish Modern Desk by Ferdinand Lundquist
Located in New York, NY
A refined Swedish writing table by the firm of designer Ferdinand Lundquist. Featuring three drawers with detailed marquetry inlays of trailing leaves and flowers. The front showcase...
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Birch, Maple

Early Dunbar Leather Curved Desk and Chair by Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Original lilac leather and bleached mahogany curved desk with built in bookshelves. The drawers are hinged and swing open. The original ...
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s brass mounted black lacquered bureau plat /writing desk with tan leather inset top above a range of frieze drawers (attributed to Jacques Adnet).  
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Jean Pascaud, Ebonized Writing Desk with Tapered Legs, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
The elegance of this desk can be attributed to the essential quality of its form—with little more than some well placed lines, Pascaud evokes a great deal more than is to be expected...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

California Art Deco Fletcher Aviation Executive Desk by Frank Fletcher
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This large American Art Deco desk was designed by Frank Fletcher and manufactured by Fletcher Aviation in Pasadena, California. A design patent number 140,501 was issued to Fletcher ...
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

A Fine French Art Deco Expandable Dining Table with Ribbed Brass Conical Legs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large French Art Deco oak table with 4 ribbed brass conical legs and a parqueted top. Possibility of two end extension leaves. Color of the legs is closer to top than it appears o...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Silvio Cavatorta Writing Desk in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Silvio Cavatorta, writing desk, mahogany, brass, Italy, design 1948-1949 This elegantly shaped mahogany office table, designed by Silvio Cavatorta in the late 1940s, is a testament ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Andre Arbus Ormolu Maple Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s ormolu mounted maple writing desk with leather inset top above 2 frieze drawers on lyre form trestle supports. (attributed to ANDRE ARBUS)
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Maison Dominique Palisander and Glass Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s palisander writing desk with rounded rectangular glass top above 2 frieze drawers & shelves down a side. (attributed to MAISON DOMINIQUE)
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Palisander

Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk, 1940's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk was designed and produced in Portugal during the 1940's. It is made of oak and it features a ta...
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Portuguese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Art Deco French Black desk or office table, after Léon & Maurice Jallot
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a Kind and very refined Blck large desk or office table, original from the period and Art Deco style, following the style and work of Léon Jallot and his son Maurice. Made o...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bakelite, Wood

Scrittoio Anni 40 in noce e radica
Located in Milano, IT
Scrittoio con cassetti laterali in legno impiallacciato noce e con il piano in legno impiallacciato radica. Buone condizioni.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Scrittoio Anni 40 in noce e radica
Scrittoio Anni 40 in noce e radica
$1,282 Sale Price
20% Off
Large french writing table from the 1940s in solid oak
Located in LYON, FR
Large and beautiful solid oak table from the 1940s with spindle legs, used as a desk or display unit, entirely restored in our workshop and offered here in a satin varnished version ...
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French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Pair of English Console Tables, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English circa 1940's mahogany console/desk tables with carved details and front drawer. Sold Individually. Measurements: Height: 30.25" Width: 54" Depth: 32.25"
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English Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Table Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian style Desk/Table. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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Swedish Gustavian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Cast Iron Pedestal Base Drafting Table
Located in Newtown, CT
Vintage Cast Iron Pedestal Base Drafting Table. It has leveling shelf and 2 drawers underneath that shelf. The table surface raises from 30" to 40". The top is 26" x 22" and the s...
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

French Deco Desk with Glass Knobs
Located in IT
Large French Deco desk of excellent quality made of walnut feather in the upper part. The desk has 20 drawers with glass handles. The locks and keys are original from the Deco period...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood, Walnut

Vintage Italian Desk
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian desk with marquetry top. Measurements: Height: 30" Width: 42" Depth: 25.5"
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Italian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extraordinary iron desk, vinyl top, nice shaped legs. Six drawers and very nice sculptural back.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
$3,040 Sale Price
37% Off
Jean Pascaud, Ebonized Lacquered Coffee Table, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Low, black table with glass top and gently tapering legs characteristic of the French Deco master.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1940s desk in wood and lacquered steel tubes with an added glass slab
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French desk from the 1940s. Green-lacquered tubular steel frame (original paint), solid wood and veneer drawer unit, and thick glass slab added later from the same period. Very good ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Lovely French Marble Top Cafe Table with Iron Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Versatile French marble top rectangular cafe table or writing desk having black iron base.
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French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Curved Directors Desk In Walnut, Italy 1940s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful Curved Directors desk in walnut with wooden knob details and hand carved drawers, Italy 1940s. Although the designer and maker are unknown, t...
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Wooden library table. Portugal, 1940s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Dark wooden library table supported by five feet connected to each other and opening by four drawers designed by Olaio. Portugal, 1940s.
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European Space Age Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Silvio Cavatorta Rare Italian Art Deco Birch Desk or Dressing Vanity Table 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Silvio Cavatorta rare exquisite birch five-drawer desk or dressing or vanity table in a gorgeous birch veneer composed of raised lipped back and sides of table top, two drawers on ea...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bois-Satiné Writing Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A fine French kidney shaped bureau plat desk, having an inset beige leather top. Two side drawers over cabriole legs with ormolu mounts.
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French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Restored Mid-century Stacked Rattan Executive Desk W/ Solid Mahogany Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl style 61" wide stacked rattan desk blends style and vintage charm with modern comfort. It features a Filipino mahogany desktop, drawer fronts, a...
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American Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rattan

French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk. Stunning French cerused oak or limed oak desk, writing table, bureau plat or center table with a single drawer attributed to Maison...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

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