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Period: 1950s
Widdicomb Kneehole Executive Desk Cherry Brass Mid Century 1950s
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An unmarked Widdicomb kneehole executive desk. Excellent wood choice, book matched throughout. Cherry veneer with solid cherry feet. Original patina to the brass handles. Professiona...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Italian Small Writing Desk Black Lacquer, Brass by Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Salzburg, AT
Small desk by Silvio Cavatorta, Italy, 1950s. Re-painted in black high-gloss lacquer. Stainless steel base powder-coated in black, fine brass details. Height-adjustable foot sections...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Elegant French Style Writing Desk
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant French style writing desk with Louis XV lines in blond wood with silver leaf-painted table edge and feet. 3 drawers. Fitted g...
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American Louis XV Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Hans Wegner, Wishbone Desk, Oak, Teak, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained oak and teak "Wishbone" desk designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Johannes Hansen, Denmark, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 29.5” H x 67.8” W x 33” D
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Teak

Severin Hansen Model 36 Teak Desk for Haslev, Denmark, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A teak desk, Model 36, designed by Severin Hansen for Haslev Mobelsnedkeri, circa late 1950s. Hansen's furniture designs are distinctively recognizable for their sleek profiles with ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Vico Magistretti Design Vintage Desk and Chair Light Maple Wood Color Italian
Located in London, GB
A vintage and rare 1950s desk with matching chair Italian Design by Vico Magistretti. Light maple wood desk and chair with the original leather upholstery. The desk has 7 storage uni...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Fruitwood, Maple

George Nelson by Herman Miller Laminated Aluminum Design 1950s Rare Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
Modernist Desk George Nelson by Hermann Miller 1950 Laminated wood, aluminum base Rare model.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Italian Desk, 1950s, Fully Restored with Shellac Finish
Located in Rome, IT
This mid-century desk, designed and produced in Italy in the 1950s, features a fully restored finish that highlights its refined craftsmanship. The ebonized frame and angular legs ar...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Paul Frankl, Desk, Cork, Mahogany, Leather, Brass, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A cork, dark-stained mahogany, brass and black-dyed leather desk designed by Paul Frankl and produced by Johnson Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Boomerang Desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Milano, 1950s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Architectural black boomerang executive desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Milano. Finished with leather desktop inclusion. Floating pedestal on right side and longer return on the le...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Arthur Umanoff 50s Mid-century Writing Desk in Wrought Iron, Wood for Elton
Located in Miami, FL
Arthur Umanoff 50s Mid-century Writing Desk in Wrought Iron, Wood for Elton Offered form sale is a rare Midcentury Modern quintessential 50s design Arthur Umanoff writing desk for...
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wrought Iron

Boomerang Shaped Desk, Shop Counter, 1950s by Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Antwerp, BE
Custom made handcrafted shop counter or desk in a boomerang line with vertical slats at the front which emphasizes the curve of the arch even more, on the inside one side with 3 slid...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Giuseppi Scapinelli Sculptural 1950s Brazilian Spyder Table
Located in New York, NY
A rare and important 1950s sculptural walnut wood table By Brazilian mid century master, Giuseppi Scapinelli. The glass top is fitted down into th...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Vintage Dining Table , Italy 1950s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Dining Table, Italy, 1950s Unusually shaped vintage dining table from the 1950s is pure Italian midcentury design style, designed to comfortably seat six people, the table f...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Vintage Dining Table , Italy 1950s
Vintage Dining Table , Italy 1950s
$2,154 Sale Price
55% Off
Mid Century White Steel Tanker Des w/ Formica Top by Globe-Wernicke
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Atomic age white painted steel tanker desk features a wood grain Formica top, 2 pull-out work tables, and a center drawer with 5 side drawers. The de...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Svend Aage Madsen desk with drawers produced by Sigurd Hansen, Denmark, 1958
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A small desk with two drawers in ash wood and Formica, Danish production, designed by Svend Aage Madsen and produced by Sigurd Hansen, 1958. Despite its compact size, this desk refl...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Ash

1954 Coen de Vries Desk in Birch with Ebony Base, Red Drawer and Formica Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great little writing desk in birch wood with ebony x-base, red drawer and Formica top. Coen de Vries is one of the Dutch pioneers of industrial des...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Birch, Ebony

Desk by Nanna Ditzel by cabinetmaker Søren Willadsen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Iconic desk designed by Nanna Ditzel. Produced in Denmark by cabinetmaker Søren Willadsen. Made from warm teak wood with contrasting solid oak on the inside of the drawers. Nice wood...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Teak

Florence Knoll Walnut Executive Desk for Knoll Associates
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This vintage executive walnut desk, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates Inc. in the 1950s, is a stunning example of mid-century modern design. Featuring a functional cabi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Vintage Industrial Jean Prouvé Style One Seat School Desk
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Vintage Industrial school desk. In the style of Jean Prouvé Striking French design from the 1950s /60s. Green lacquered met...
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French Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Mahogany Double Pedestal Executive Desk, Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
A very rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern "Taliesin" writing desk By Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage Henredon USA, 1950s Gorgeous mahogany, with iconic carved geometric Talie...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Small Desk in Walnut and Laminate with Drawers Gio Ponti 1950s with Authentic
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare small desk made by Schiroli and designed by Gio Ponti in the 1950s, in Walnut wood and wood-colored laminate top, has some restorations in the top well executed, we have the ex...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1950s Fabulous Floating Desk Mexican Mahogany
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mexico 1950s Refined Floating Desk in Mahogany Wood Quality build in Mahogany with Plywood on Tabletop. Solid Mahogany Drawer Pulls and Solid Legs. Manner and era of Eugenio Escuder...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Plywood

Louis XVI Style French Writing Desk
Located in Pomona, CA
A fine French writing desk of ormolu mounted walnut and mahogany, in the Louis XVI style, featuring an inlaid pattern of mahogany, with brass trim around the edge, with five drawers ...
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French Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons #2135 Extendable Dining Table, c 1950, Refinished
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This restored Model 2135 extendable dining table with four leaves by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons features gorgeously veined Italian Walnut with sculpted legs to Gio Ponti's signature...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Joseph Scapinelli Attrib. Small Desk in Wood, Brazil 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
A rare wooden coffee table attributed to Giuseppe Scapinelli, the coffee table has an organic style and the shapes are soft with sinuous lines. The coffee table proposed here can be ...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Ilmari Tapiovaara Desk or Table for Laukaan Puu
Located in Miami, FL
Stained pine table by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Laukaan Puu. Works also well as desk. The table is signed.  
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Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

Italian Midcentury Modern Design Wood and Glass Desk 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design desk with wooden frame with two drawers on which rests the thick glass top shaped with rounded corners, Italy 1950s Please note that the desk is ori...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Louis XV Style Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Barntrup, DE
This fine Louis XV-style desk has a leather top framed by bronze borders. The writing desk is raised on cabriole legs headed by floral and leaf cast mounts that have finely finished ...
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European Louis XV Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Milo Baughman, Rare Desk, Walnut, Brass, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rare walnut and brass desk designed by Milo Baughman and produced by Glenn of California, USA, 1950s.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

De Coene Art Deco Dining Table, 1941
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dining table by De Coene Frères chairs, model Voltaire, featured in original catalogue as the number 03-81-689 (Source: Noël Hostens, De Coene A...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

De Coene Art Deco Dining Table, 1941
De Coene Art Deco Dining Table, 1941
$3,829 Sale Price
20% Off
Restored Rare Early Florence Knoll Model 17 Louvered Maple Desk Signed Madison
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare desk was designed in the 1950s by Florence Knoll with a simplistic profile that has proven to be timeless! Of solid maple construction, it features tapered dowel legs and a...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Danish Mid-Century Modern Asymmetrical Teak Desk, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Asymmetrical Teak Desk, 1950s. Rare and early freestanding Scandinavian Modern boomerang teak writing desk made in Denmark in the early 1950s. Asymmetrical...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Teak

Rare Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Desk grissinatura
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Desk - 1950s Design with Glass Top and Sculptural Lines This rare Italian center desk, dating to the mid-1950s, is a superb example of 20th-cen...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Modernist DESK by THONET, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A rigorous and luxurious small desk, Modernist, Constructivist, Reconstruction, black lacquered square section metal structures, box with 3 drawers (and 1 drawer top) and 1 large lac...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Restored Heywood Wakefield Birch Desk w/ Rattan Legs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This restored Paul T. Frankl inspired Mid-Century birch wood desk with 2 drawers & rattan legs by Heywood Wakefield. It offers a minimalist modern design and functionality that will ...
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American Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Gio Ponti Teak and Brass Desk Designed for the BNL Offices, ISA Bergamo, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This Gio Ponti Desk, designed for BNL offices and manufactured by Isa Bergamo during the 1950s, is a beautiful piece of furniture that showcases the designer's signature style. Made of solid teak wood, the desk features a sleek and elegant design with clean lines and a minimalist aesthetic. The piece also features brass feet and details, which add a touch of elegance and sophistication to the overall design. The desk top - with a dimension of 161x80.5cm (WxD) - has ample surface space for writing and working and the three drawers provide ample storage for documents and office supplies...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Modern Mahogany Desk by Ole Wanscher, A. J. Iversen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking desk by Ole Wanscher, made in mahogany with table top dressed in black leather. Very elegant lines and sophisticated details. Brass hoops for pulling out extensions on the s...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

L. & J. G. Stickley Georgian Solid Cherry Wood Double Pedestal Kneehole Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style double pedestal kneehole desk By L. & J. G. Stickley USA, 1955 Solid carved cherry wood, with original brass hardware. Measures: 48.13"W ...
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American Georgian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

American Designer, Desk, Rosewood, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood desk designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Svend Aage Madsen Teak Desk with Front Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen teak desk with front bookcase. Desk has a slight graceful curve with a rolled edge to the back of the desk. Beautiful size and scale! Legs are exp...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Belgian Street Vendors Side Table Vintage Mid-Century Industrial Cafe Bistro NYC
Located in Hyattsville, MD
France or Belguim, c.1950s. Vintage European Industrial Steel Work or Street Cafe Bistro Table. In the manner of Tubax, but this table is unmarked. W: 36¾ X D: 23¾ X H: 29¾ In.
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

1950s Italian ash wooden desk with two drawers in the style of Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
Mid-century ‘modernist organic ‘Italian design desk/console table with 2 drawers , tapered legs crafted in Italy around 1950, this piece is a stunning example of the era's design sensibilities.The juxtaposition of blond wood with darker wood drawers...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Ash

Midcentury Desk in Mahogany Designed by Frits Heningsen, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Freestanding desk in mahogany with three drawers, designed and made by cabinetmaker Frits Henningsen. Made in Denmark, great original condition.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Elegant Mid-Century Desk Designed by Severin Hansen Jr. 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
This desk is an iconic example of Danish midcentury design, created by the talented designer Severin Hansen and manufactured by the renowned Haslev Møbelfabrik in the 1950s. The desk...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Scandinavian Danish desk in teak
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Danish desk from the 60s in the taste of Arne Vodder's work. Structure in solid wood and veneer. This Scandinavian desk features two columns of drawers suspended from the front and b...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional minimalist Mid-Century Modern writing desk By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group" USA, 1950s Black lacquered solid maple, with original brass hard...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Desk " 530 " by Gianfranco Frattini fo Bernini, Italy 1960s.
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Desk model " 530 " in Walnut wood with two drawers and one spaces in the front side and other two spaces in the back side, with out keys. Designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Danish Rosewood Desk with Tambour Doors by Hans J. Wegner, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Rare Danish Rosewood desk with tambour doors, 1950s. Large and impressive Danish rosewood/palisander executive desk. Twin pedestal cabinets with tambour/rolling doors. This exquisit...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Diminutive Gio Ponti for Schirolli Stained Mahogany and Laminate Writing Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small writing table/student desk in stained mahogany with attractive mint green laminate surface by Gio Ponti for Schirolli (ca. 1950, Italy). Stylish piece with modernist details in...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Mahogany

Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with 4 angled iron legs. Solid oak table top wrapped in black leather with brass studs p...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Italian Mid-century Desk in Walnut with Floating Glass Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Desk in the manner of Melchiorre Bega, glass, walnut, Italy, 1950s This elegant piece of furniture is made in Italy in the 1950s. The stylistic elements and overall design distinct...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Spectacular Handpainted Chinoiserie Ladies Desk Turquoise White Flowerts
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Spectacular Chinoiserie Handpainted ladies desk , turquoise with white flowers and birds all over. Matching chair part of the set. Lots of small drawers on top and 3 drawers on the m...
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American Chinoiserie Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Ico Parisi Rosewood Dining Table Mod. 754/2 for Figli Di Amedeo Cassina, 1959
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare dining table mod 574/2 designed by Ico Parisi in the 1959 and produced by Figli di Amedeo Cassina at the beginning of the 1960s. Made in...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

1950s Danish Writing Desk by Helmut Magg — Restored Design Classic
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1950s Danish Writing Desk by Helmut Magg — Restored Design Classic This elegant lady's writing desk, designed by Helmut Magg and produced by the Neue Gemeinschaft für Wohnkultur (WK ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Pierre Jeanneret Desk, 1950s Chandigargh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spectacular pigeonhole desk by Pierre Jeanneret. Made for the Chandigarh project. Used in the administrative buildings in Chindigargh, Sector 1. Angular leg and bookcase back. One of the most iconic pieces of modern design. Taupe leather top. Single pull out drawer on front left. Looks stunning from every angle. Great piece to float in a room. Desk in excellent vintage condition. The last 4 images are original photos of the desk pre-restoration. Armrest clearance is 26.25" Jeanneret Chandigargh Book - Jacques Dworczak...
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Indian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Teak

Early variant Osvaldo Borsani desk with two drawers for Tecno, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Minimal Osvaldo Borsani 1950s desk for Tecno, Italy Carries all the original Tecno transfer labels
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Osvaldo Borsani wall-mounted wood and brass desk model E22 by Tecno Italy, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A wall-mounted desk in wood, metal, and brass, part of the E22 series, produced by Tecno, designed by Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s A wall-mounted piece of furniture, free from floor suppo...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

"Hunting table" desk or dining table by Børge Mogensen, Søborg Denmark
By Børge Mogensen, Soborg Furniture Factory
Located in Hägersten, SE
"Hunitng table" designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced in Denmark by Søborg Furniture. Solid oak legs with teak feet. Brass runners and table top in teak. Works perfectly as either a d...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Guillerme et Chambron French Oak Desk/ Low Table
Located in North Miami, FL
This truly perfect size table for a writing desk also converts in to a LOWER console table height piece. The lovely parquet top is classic Chambron and although it has side extensio...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

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