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Style: Modern
Period: 1940s
Vintage French Design Kidney Shape Carved Walnut Office Library Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Design Kidney Shape Carved Walnut Office Library Desk Featuring a charming mahogany & walnut French design small office or library desk in the classic kidney shape. ...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

DC-3 ‘Dakota’ Wingtip Desk
Located in London, GB
The Douglas DC-3 was designed in the mid-1930s as a passenger and freight aircraft, but built during the war years 1941-1945 in large numbers, as the DC-3 (C47) Transport Plane known...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Elm Double Desk in the Manner of Charlotte Perriand, France, circa 1940
Located in New York City, NY
Unique, impressive desk in the manner of Charlotte Perriand. The beautifully aged, warm-toned elm lends itself beautifully to the organic yet defined shapes of the double desk top an...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

George Nelson Home Desk for Herman Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
Walnut with original custom white leather writing surface and sliding floating doors, small drawers in maple. Storage and drop down typing table with original perforated aluminum fil...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

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George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
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George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller, 1960s
George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller, 1960s
H 29.14 in W 65.95 in D 29.93 in
Antique American Empire Style Mahogany Library Writing Table Office Desk Vanity
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique American Empire style dressing table, circa 1930s. Originally featured a mirror along the back which was eventually removed to use as an office desk. Made from mahogany ...
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George Nelson for Herman Miller Lamp and Planter Table
Located in Garnerville, NY
Model 4634-L George Nelson for Herman Miller leather top lamp and planter table. Signed with foil label in drawer, George Nelson design, Herman Miller, ...
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1970s Peter Protzman Zebrawood executive desk for Herman Miller
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Peter Protzman’s zebra wood executive desk for Herman Miller. These were manufactured in 1970 and 1971. This desk was only produced for a short period of time because of issues with ...
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Minimalist Solid Desk in Oak France 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Minimalist dark stained oak desk with dovetail construction connecting the top to the side panels in solid oak with a floating part for 2 drawers. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship ...
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Oak

Minimalist Solid Desk in Oak France 1960s
Minimalist Solid Desk in Oak France 1960s
H 25.99 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller 'Action Office 1' Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early George Nelson Action Office 1 desk in original condition with minor wear. George Nelson for Herman Miller, polished aluminum, plastic laminate, w...
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Solid Walnut Writing Desk with Brass Inlay "Library Writing Desk"
Located in Shelby Twp, MI
The library writing desk is made of solid walnut with brass inlays. The desk drawer is split into two separate sections with a convenient divider ...
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American Organic Modern 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

George Nelson Action Office Architect's Roll-Top Desk for Herman Miller
Located in Dallas, TX
Striking black and walnut roll-top architect's desk with three drawers and hidden file storage. Produced in 1964 by the Herman Miller company for the Action Office Series...
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Aluminum

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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Located in New York, NY
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Italian Modernist Desk with a Glass Top
Italian Modernist Desk with a Glass Top
H 30.5 in W 64 in D 30.5 in
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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Tommi Parzinger Desk Vanity, 1940's
Tommi Parzinger Desk Vanity, 1940's
H 28.75 in W 43.35 in D 20 in
Mahogany Writing Desk with Hammered Wood Sides, Italy, 1940s
Located in London, GB
This svelte mahogany desk is made up of two slab legs set on splayed bracket feet, surmounted by a desktop with drawers. The slab legs have a distinctive pitted surface which is remi...
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Modernist Desk by Jacques Adnet, c1940
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A modernist design desk in solid oak and mahogany four legs with brass sabots, single lockable drawer and inset hyde leather top the desk is in excellent original condition benefitti...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Oak

Modernist Desk by Jacques Adnet, c1940
Modernist Desk by Jacques Adnet, c1940
H 30.32 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Vintage French Oak Table with Drawer Signed Mercier & Chaleyssin, circa 1940s
Located in New York City, NY
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Gio Ponti Deigned Small Writing Table or Console
Located in New York, NY
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H 27.25 in W 35.25 in D 19.75 in
Very Nice Desk from the 1950s in Oak and Ebony
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very nice desk from the 1950s in oak and ebony. One door a left with three drawers for documents. The surface of the desk is in ebony.          
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Ebony, Oak

Very Nice Desk from the 1950s in Oak and Ebony
Very Nice Desk from the 1950s in Oak and Ebony
H 29.93 in W 51.19 in D 34.26 in
Important Rosewood Curved Writing Desk Attributed Guglielmo Ulrich, circa 1945
Located in Rome, IT
Rare writing desk attributed to Arch Guglielmo Ulrich aerodynamics line, original curved top with two windows four drawers, original bronze handles shaped mouth rosewood, brass, g...
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Illuminated Desk by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Rare and important illuminated desk by Guglielmo Ulrich, in carved cherrywood, with gilt aluminum (Xantal) handles and supports, carved tapered legs a...
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T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Lacquered Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful "doorknocker" desk by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings desk has the remnants of the original label in the center desk drawer that reads "Modern Original Widdicomb...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

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Table by Hans Bellmann, Wohnbedarf Zurich, Switzerland 1946
Located in Berlin, DE
Table by Hans Bellmann, Wohnbedarf Zurich, Switzerland 1946 produced only from 1946-1956
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Swiss Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables

1940s Burr Oak Secretaire
Located in London, GB
Lovely oak secrétaire made for/by Nordiska Kompaniet. Handles wrapped in wicker , everything else is oak. Great quality , even the drawers are lined in oak.
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H 53.94 in W 39.38 in D 35.44 in

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