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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
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
French wooden desk, made in the 1940s-50s.
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this charming small wooden desk, made in the 1940s-50s.
Its warm-toned plywood top rests on four slightly curved tapered “sabre” legs, giving it an elegant sil...
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
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 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
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vintage Industrial Anco Bilt Cast Iron and Oak Drafting Table with Steel Surface
By Anco Bilt
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...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cut Steel, Iron
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
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.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,380 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
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
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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...
Category
Italian 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
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...
Category
French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
$18,100 Sale Price
27% Off
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
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
Andre Arbus Library Table, France, c1940
By André Arbus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tremendous designer, amazing table.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Jules Leleu- A French 1950s 3 Drawer Walnut Writing Table with Brass Details
By Jules Leleu
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
Fine French 1940s Walnut Desk by Jean Pascaud
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 ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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 ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
English Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
$1,450 Sale Price
65% Off
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...
Category
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.
Category
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.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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).
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
French Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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....
Category
American Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, 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
By André Arbus
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)
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
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
Materials
Oak
$2,593 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Portuguese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,804 Sale Price
39% Off
Art Deco Walnut, Birch and Beech Writing Desk, Brianza, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
It's made in walnut, birch and beech.
This desk was probably realized in Brianza, due to its amazing manufacture.
It might show slight traces of use since it's ...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Birch, Walnut
$3,918 Sale Price
28% Off
late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood
By Gio Ponti
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.
Category
Italian Minimalist Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Walnut
Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extraordinary iron desk, vinyl top, nice shaped legs.
Six drawers and very nice sculptural back.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
$3,039 Sale Price
37% Off
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
Art Deco French Black desk or office table, after Léon & Maurice Jallot
By Léon 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
$6,943 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
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"
Category
English Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
$6,800 / item
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"
Category
Swedish Gustavian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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"
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$6,800
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
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...
Category
French Campaign Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Robert Slezak, Walnut, Chrome, Czech, 1940s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This desk was designed by French modernist architect André Lurcat
Catalog model: PS 8
Professionally cleaned chrome and re-chromed
New polish
Dimensions of the desk:
Height: 80 cm ...
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Czech Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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.
Category
French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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.
Category
European Space Age Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Restored Mid-century Stacked Rattan Executive Desk W/ Solid Mahogany Top
By Paul Frankl
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...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
Limed Oak Desk in the Manner of René Gabriel, France 1940s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Utrecht, NL
The materials and techniques used by mid-century French cabinetmakers were directly derived from the possibilities offered by industrial production at the time. Oak has never gone ou...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$6,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Walnut, Beech and Brass Writing Table Desk by Gio Ponti for BNL
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic writing table designed in the 1940s by Gio Ponti for Schirolli to furnish BNL (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro) offices across Italy.
This early 1950s model was acquired directly f...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art deco chest of drawers after renovation , simple and nice art deco chest of drawers :)
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rationalist Italian Desk by Giuseppe Pagano
Located in Milano, IT
This desk, designed by Giuseppe Pagano between 1937 and 1942, is much more than just a piece of furniture-it's a true icon of Italian Rationalist design. Every detail of this piece e...
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Italian Industrial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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