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Vintage French School Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern French school desk, featuring a black laquered steel structure supporting both a wooden adjustable chair and a wooden adjustable desk with a writing surface and it...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Alvar Aalto Mahogany Desk for Artek with Drawers and Pull Out Work Surfaces
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
The model #500 mahogany desk designed by Alvar Aalto, made in Sweden for Artek, Finland. Six drawers with two pull-out work surface boards. A nice example...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Writing Desk Sessile Oak Veneer from the, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with side drawers and under-top drawer in oak veneered wood with linoleum top.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Marquetry Style Mahogany Brass Ormolu Mounted Bombe Leather Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Style Mahogany Brass Ormolu Mounted Bombe Leather Top Desk
A unique French Louis XV style ornate ormolu gilt mounted figural desk. The desk has a...
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French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George Nelson for Herman Miller Home Office Desk ca' 1940's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
George Nelson for Herman Miller desk model # 4658, in walnut, steel and leather, ca' late 1940's. A Classic Postwar modernist desk made of walnut with steel legs and its original bro...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouvé "Direction, BM Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in lyon, FR
Jean Prouvé: "Direction, bm 11" desk
circa 1948
Legs and structure in folded steel sheet, solid oak top, drawer unit in lacquered steel sheet.
Condition of use. Traces of wear du...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Hexagonal Desk in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Freestanding desk, walnut, wood, France, 1940s
This hexagon shaped desk is made in France in the 1940s. The shapes used in the design of this desk make it special and rare to find...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Art Deco Macassar Executive Desk
Located in North York, ON
Art deco macassar executive desk. France, circa 1940’s. This iconic, stunning art deco creation is out of this world. Rich, luxurious macassar ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Kidney Paldao Wood w/ Leather Brass Studded Base Desk by Gilbert Rhode
Located in New York, NY
This refined Art Deco desk was realized by the legendary Gilbert Rohde in the United States, circa 1941. It features an amorphic kidney form table in Paldao wood two large streamline...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Character Rich Carved Walnut Vintage Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful aged natural color walnut desk with character rich patina having rustic design, two drawers with ring brasses, tapered legs and simple decorative carving. The visible pegs ...
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French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modernist Desk in Solid Wood 40s / 50s Bauhaus Style Vintage
Located in Lyon, FR
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
Danish Cabinetmaker 1940s Mahogany Desk
Located in London, GB
Danish cabinetmaker - 1940s writing desk
This exceptional, minimalist desk was produced in Denmark in the 1940s by an anonymous cabinetmaker and ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Antique Mahogany Mirrored Vanity with Caned Seat
By J.K. Rishel Furniture Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This antique mirrored vanity features hardwood construction, beautiful mahogany veneer, two dovetailed drawers with brass hardware and locks, wheeled feet, mounted three panel antique mirror...
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American American Craftsman Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Mirror, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Modernist Desk
Located in London, GB
A most beautifully proportioned ebonised early to Mid-20th Century modernist desk.
Featuring six varying sized drawers the desk is in good vintage condition with light wear to th...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Traditional Spanish Writing Desk in Oak Wood, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage traditional Spanish American writing desk.
By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear c...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Original Eliel Saarinen for John Stuart, Black
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Original Eliel Saarinen for John Stuart. Original condition, desk has some chips, scratches and spots. We can help with refinishing.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Paolo Buffa Italian rosewood maple black glass desk table 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful desk table or dining table was designed by Paolo Buffa in Italy in the 1940s. The warm mix of rosewood and birdseye maple remains looking healthy and smooth eighty plus years later. The waving shaped feet is really a beautiful work. The table top is made of black opaline glass. The piece feels delightfully modern for the period and charmingly vintage now...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Opaline Glass, Maple, Rosewood
Reception Desk, Solid Veneered and Stained Wood, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Big reception desk with compartments and internal chests of drawers; veneered and ebony stained wood, solid wood edgings.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly octagonal) oak legs with elegant feet, in...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Oak
Rare Hos Wulff Free Standing Desk in Leather and Teak
By Hos Wulff
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hos Wulff, free standing writing desk, leather, teak, Denmark, 1940
This free standing writing desk is designed by Hos Wulff and dates back to 1940. With regard to its essential f...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Teak
Kidney-shaped Art Deco Desk, Black Lacquer and Metal, France, 1940/50s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Unusual kidney-shaped art deco style designer desk from the 1940/50s.
Asymmetrical shape similar to that of a grand piano. Walnut, high-gloss black finish with piano lacquer. Octago...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Blue Lacquer and Brass Diamond Front Desk
Located in Miami, FL
A gorgeous Hollywood Regency blue lacquered diamond front desk with minimalist brass hardware. The desk or vanity table features four drawers in a column on the right that all open a...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Art Deco Dining Table Or Conference Table
Located in Premariacco, IT
Large table from the Decò era, Italian period around the 1940s, in walnut and walnut feather.
It has a walnut and walnut feather structure, a particular and worked top supported b...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Maple Wood Desk or Writing Table, Circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A fine Italian maple wood writing desk, with two small drawers on the front apron; elegantly tapered legs; the whole finished all around so may be placed anywhere in a room. Highly ...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Fine French 1940s Desk and Cabinet by Jean Pascaud 'Marquetry by J.D Malcles'
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Pascaud (1903-1996) - A fine French art deco walnut stained desk and cabinet / armoire.
The desk has four drawers with a carved diamond pattern and four scroll legs with bronze...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Folding Desk for Villa Mazzotti, Italy 1946
Located in Milan, IT
Architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni Rare oak wood folding desk for Villa Mazzotti, Milan, Italy
Luigi Caccia Dominioni used this form of desk design to...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of Art Deco Armchair & Desk by Francisque Chaleyssin 40's French, G589 G590
Located in Lyon, FR
Set composed of a desk and an armchair of art deco style of the cabinetmaker from Lyon Francisque Chaleyssin dating from the 40s. Desk and armchair structure in solid oak and veneer ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Delightful Bamboo & Grasscloth Vintage Writing Desk and Matching Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful vintage bamboo writing desk and matching chair having lovely craftsmanship with turned bamboo gallery around the desk top (34.75 ...
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American Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Grasscloth, Bamboo
Luxury Desk in Zebra Wood by Rene Gabriel, 1946
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Luxury Desk in Zebra Wood by Rene Gabriel, 1946
This desk was edited in 1946, it was presented at the "Salon des Artistes Décorateurs" the same year. The first model was made for a ...
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French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Zebra Wood
A Mid Century French oak desk in the manner of Charles Dudouyt, circa 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French oak desk in the manner of Charles Dudouyt. The desk features 5 front drawers and a metal stretcher at the base. Circa 1940.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Spanish Architect Table, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Spanish architect table, circa 1940.
Manufactured by Certex, from Spain.
In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patin...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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
Materials
Wood
Small Mahogany Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Writing Desk C 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A small mahogany bronze mounted Louis XVI style writing desk C 1940. Desk has pull-out extension slides on the desk sides, each slide with embossed leather top. Square tapering legs ...
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French Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco French Diningtable, Dest Table, Marble and Loupe Mercier Fréres
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding dining table made by the Mercier Frères House, in the purest Art Déco style of the 1930s. It is slightly oval in shape, enriched with an imposing top made of the extraord...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tommi Parzinger Desk Vanity, 1940's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Quirky and elegant Tommi Parzinger desk for Charak Modern, 1949. From the original owner, with a new pickled oak finish. Original leather top, original hardware, retaining the origin...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk and Chair in Matching Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant and early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Desk model 4725 in mahogany with original green leather and matching swiveling stool.
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
France Desk Art Deco, 1950, France, Material: Wood Attributed to Jean Souvrain
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk Style: Art Deco
Year 1940
Wood and bronze
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern Gold Leaf Console, c 1949, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare early-example collectors item, this fully restored Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern (c. 1949) console table, which also can function as a small writing table, features beauti...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
French 1940s Mahogany Desk
Located in Buchanan, NY
Unusual and handsome French desk from the 1940s-1950s. The desk in made of mahogany with a distressed leather top. There is one large central drawer as well as 2 side drawers on eit...
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French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Library Table Probably Produced by NK in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare and large library table with 8 drawers by unknown designer. Probably produced by NK in Sweden.
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European Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus Oak Wood Desk With Roller Doors, Czechoslovakia 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
What a desk! This beautiful desk is fully restored to an amazing condition. Produced in Czechoslovakia in 1940s, the desk came to us in a rather poor condition, so we had it redone into this beautiful condition. The desk has two roller doors...
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Czech Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Bauhaus Desk and Stool by Mauser, Cream-white and Steeltubes, Germany circa 1940
By Mauser Werke
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original manufacturer's emblem "Mauser-Werke, Waldeck“, Modell Frankfurt from 1947.
Asymmetrical form. Original typical polished decorative iron on the barrel. Original Key, that swi...
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German Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Sheet Metal
Ico Parisi Partners Desk, Italy, 1940s
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
1940's Italian Ico Parisi designed partners desk.
Signature steel tip toe on all legs of the desk.
WIth single extended designed steel toe.
Three full sized drawers and a single cent...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Walnut Desk and Sideboards Made by Ove Lander in 1947
By Ove Larsen
Located in London, GB
Group of furniture made to order in 1947 by Ove Lander, Bredgade, Palae, Copenhagen Denmark and a third piece made in 1957 to match the originals pieces. For the avoidance of doubt, ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Renaissance Table with Brass Ormolu Inlay, Ca 1940
Located in Lakewood, NJ
Antique Italian Renaissance Style table in carved Walnut, Ca 1940 elegant, refined, and impressive with delicately inlaid brass trim. A drawer for storage. Can be used as side table ...
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Italian Renaissance Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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
Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk, 1940's
Located in Lisboa, 11
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
1940s Mid Century Italian Leather Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian Mid century modern leather desk with two drawers. The desk had ben polished in the best possible way to get it back as good as ne...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 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 1...
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
1940s Italian Walnut, Opaline Glass & Brass Desk
Located in Aspen, CO
Beautiful brass leaf embellishments on drawers and corners of desk. 2 Drawers.
The desk is completely unique It is walnut and brass and black opaline glass
It is completely finished...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Art Deco Intarsia Inlay Dining Table or Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This style of trestle dining table is referred to as a "bibliotek" or library table. This piece is made of flame birch and features beautiful "Intarsia" inlay in elm and rosewood. It...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Art Deco French Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful desk is made out of walnut wood, middle section of the desk top is covered with cowhide. Desk has 4 spacious drawers with wide chrome handles. Has prominent base and wide l...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Arnold Madsen Club Legged Desk / Table in Beech, Scandinavian Modern, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
Early and important desk attributed to Danish designer Arnold Madsen. The club-shaped legs are made from solid pieces of hand turned beechwood and resembles the legs on Madsens famou...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Rare Rundform Series Berlin Writing Desk by Mauser Werke 1940s
By Mauser Werke
Located in Aachen, NW
This rare and impressive Berlin executive desk from the Rundform series was designed in the 40s and produced by Mauser Werke in the late 40s. The impressive piece features 2 elements...
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German Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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