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Period: 1940s
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
Antique Fine Quality Mahogany Writing Table - Desk first half 20th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Fine Quality Mahogany Writing Table - George VI civil service desk from the first half of the 20th Century. Bears the G crown R mark on the handles and lock (a sure sign of q...
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,636 Sale Price
30% Off
Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Black Leather Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized & gilt bronze trim desk / cartonnier with 2 drawers and a black leather & gold tooled top supported on 4 tapered square legs. (stamped: JANSEN)
Category
French Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf, Ormolu
1940s Norman Bel Geddes Metal Desk for Simmons
Located in Wilton, CT
Offering a rare 1940's industrial design desk designed by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Company. This pre-war metal desk was built before use of m...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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 ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Fine Quality Three Piece Faux Bamboo English Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful cabinet-made faux bambook desk in the French or Campaign style. The desk features a fine off-white leather top with gold embossing. The desk comes apart in three ...
Category
French Campaign Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Cuban Mahogany Drawing Table, Denmark, 1940s
Located in London, GB
A cuban mahogany drawing table with central compartment, side drawer, and reversible lid, made in Denmark by a master cabinetmaker between 1940-1950.
The deep proportions of this e...
Category
Danish Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A petite French ebonized mahogany writing desk in the Louis XVI style, C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A petite French ebonized mahogany leather top writing desk in the Louis XVI style, C 1940. The apron being trimmed in bronze mouldings and having a single drawer supported by slender...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted, leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Category
French Empire Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Danish cabinetmaker desk with unfolding double top circa late 1940s
Located in London, GB
Special one-off cabinetmakers piece with unfolding double top extending table for meetings with up to 5 seats.
This has always been my favourite piece ever.
H. 72. B. 170. D. 80/...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Table in Wood And Floral Pattern
Located in Milano, IT
Step back into the luxurious world of the Art Deco era with this exquisite table, a masterpiece of design that captures the sophisticated style and opulence of the early 20th century. This table is distinguished by its beautiful dark wood finish and elaborate decorative details, making it a standout piece for any discerning collector or enthusiast of vintage furniture.
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this table features ornate wood carvings...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,343 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ...
Category
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
Franco Albini for Knoll Desk Model '1928' in Glass and Metal
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, desk model '1928', glass, wood, chromed steel, Italy, design 1949
Franco Albini’s '1928' desk combines glass, steel...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Art Deco French Grand Desk
Located in Houston, TX
The Art Deco table is made of high-quality walnut wood. It consists of two parts/sides with lots of room/drawers for storage. Both sides are connected on the bottom by a wooden part ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$24,000
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
1940's Large French Oak Executive Desk with Bronze Sabots & Pulls
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Deco style executive desk with two deep drawers in oak and bronze accents. Desk writing surface inset is naugahyde. An exceptional piece as a desk or library table. THIS ITEM I...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Naugahyde, Oak
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
$13,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1940s Speech Table, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- made of solid pine tree wood
- good original condition with some sign of use
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
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...
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Desk with Leather Top, Italy, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk with Leather Top, Italy, 1940s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Art Deco / Neoclassical Revival Walnut Desk, France, circa 1940
By Jean Pascaud
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant desk / writing table / secretaire in walnut, divided into 2 parts:
- office part with 5 drawers including 1 with lock
Dimensions : height 75 cm, width 111 cm, depth 65 cm
...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$4,776 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Zebra Wood
Silvio Cavatorta Birch Desk and Matching Chair in Ivory Bouclé, Italy, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Silvio Cavatorta rare exquisite birch five-drawer desk with brass pulls and ending in brass sabots with matching birch chair with ivory boucle seat and ending in front brass sabots a...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fritz Hansen Desk and Chair in Elm and Beech with Leather, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Lejre, DK
Beautiful set consisting of a desk and chair, designed and produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark in the 1940s. The desk is crafted in elm and beech and features a practical drawer that...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Beech, Elm
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 ...
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,608 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Modern Writing Desk by Wolfgang Hoffman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish black lacquer writing desk features the unique vintage design of Mid-Century Modern designer Wolfgang Hoffman. Spacious drawers with tubu...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Louis XV style desk 1950s
Located in Catania, IT
Vintage desk in the Louis XV style with decorations and inlays
lacquered wood and gilt bronzes, with 3 capacious drawers.
In good condition, writing surface to be re-done.
Category
Louis XV Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Gustavian Style Unique 5 Drawer Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Gustavian Style Unique 5 Drawer Desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
Swedish Gustavian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Mid-Century Dining Table/Desk with Leaf
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1940s MidCcentury French dining table with 1 leaf. Splayed leg base. Marked "XXXXVIII" and "48" on bottom. Could make a fabulous desk! Very good looking piece in great orig...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinction.
You want to live in the golden yea...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Wood, Fabric and Glass Italian 1940s Rationalist Desk
Located in Varese, Lombardia
A beautiful and rare desk in the style of Franco Albini. It is made from a wooden crossed structure with a chrome-plated rod. A studded octagonal top is covered with red "panno Lenci...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
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)
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Palisander
Fantastic Gilbert Rohde Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Gilbert Rohde desk.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Desk Style Art Deco in Wood and chrome, 1940, Made in Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Only the wood is restored, not the chrome metal
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Desk Style Art Deco in Wood and chrome, 1940, Made in Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Only the wood is restored, not the chrome metal
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Desk in Wood and chrome, France, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)"
Desk
Year 1940
French
Wood and chrome
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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
Desk, 1950, 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 unique....
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
1950s Cerused Oak Desk with Brass Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
A very well crafted oak desk produced by Huntington Chair Corporation. This incredible example of Art Deco design is a collectible piece. Restored to mint condition. The desk has a cerused finish which highlights the nubian oak wood grain. Slightly shaped rectangular top with three well proportioned drawers to each side and an upper central pencil drawer. Unique round wood insert brass pulls with Art Deco form and design. Resting on angled and tapered wooden feet, clean Modernist lines. Having carved lines to the wood break...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art-Deco Executive Desk in High-Gloss Macassar Ebony & Brass
Located in Stamford, CT
French Art-Deco design is often considered the epitome of luxury and refined aesthetic. Typically proportionally perfect and materially exquisite, pieces of French design from this e...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Gio Ponti Administrative Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti desk designed in limited edition for city offices of Forlì, Italy. Original red Formica writing surface on European beechwood with 8 floating drawers. Brass base on legs.
...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Beech
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Spanish Architect Table by Certex – Mid-Century Design (Circa 1940)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Spanish Architect Table by Certex – Mid-Century Design (Circa 1940)
This Antique Spanish Architect Table, manufactured by Certex in Spain around 1940, is a striking example ...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,130 Sale Price
35% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Blue Desk, Drawers, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Blue Desk, Drawers, 1940s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Venetian Art Dèco Writing Desk 1940
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Imposing and at the same time elegant and refined Venetian Art Deco desk from a Notary's office.
Entirely made of Walnut and Walnut Feather with his original vintage Brass feet.
Well...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Desk in Oak, circa 1940/1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LARGE art deco desk in oak, circa 1940/1950.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Adjustable Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This desk, attributed to French designer, Robert Paveau, showcases a harmonious blend of materials and design elements emblematic of mid-20th century French furniture. Its adjustable...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$9,500
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
Davis-Birely Table Co Writing Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a vintage quarter sawn oak writing desk by Davis-Birely Table Co. It has a single drawer and a shelf for storage. The wood is beautifully tiger striped on the drawer front gi...
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American Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Carlo de Carli Writing Desk Solid Beech Maple and Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Carlo di Carli writing desk in solid beech, maple, and mahogany the bottom of the three drawers. Lacquered steel handles with leather
Mobili di Cantù , cabinetma...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany, Maple
Art Deco style desk, Poland, 1940s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco desk from the 1940s, Poland.
Dimensions: height 79 cm / width 146 cm / depth 70 cm / armchair recess: height 63 cm / width 46 cm
Category
Polish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Art Moderne Black Writing Desk with Zebra Hide Insert
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous black lacquered writing desk with bookcase and lockable cabinet on front and curved desktop, pencil drawer and another cabinet wit...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cowhide, Leather, Wood
Large Group incl. 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
Dining Table/ Desk, Macassar Ebony, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Dining Table/ Desk, Macassar Ebony, 1940
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Paolo Buffa Parchment Veneer Mahogany Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian 1940s parchment veneer desk raised on rectangular mahogany bases with 8 mahogany trimmed drawers (design attributed to PAOLO BUFFA) (probably made by OSVALDO BORSANI)
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Parchment Paper
1940s Paul Frankl Eight-Drawer Desk Art Deco Style By Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Paul Frankl designed eight-drawer desk for the Johnson Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Re-furbished and newly lacquered cork top, in a satin lacquer white finish.
Body of desk also mahogany brown finish. Handles appear to be Bakelite, with brass brackets, also newly polished.
Exposed concave cut-out to center back of desk for storing books, much like a sculptural effect of a Sol LeWitt or Donald Judd floating square cut-outs piece of art and we say art, because it is an art form to pull off stunning design, with function as the forefront to any furniture, as the body floating has an ethereal quality. As does the body of the desk prove...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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