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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Period: 1950s
Pierre Jeanneret, Office Table PJ-BU-16-A, circa 1957
Located in Paris, FR
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-BU-16-B Important: Vintage collector's item for sale with guaranteed authenticity. Pierre Jeanneret PJ-BU-16-B Administrative desk, circa 1957-58 Dismo...
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Indian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Paul McCobb Connoisseur Collection Black Lacquer and Brass Desk, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern desk By Paul McCobb for H. Sacks & Sons, "Connoisseur Collection" USA, 1950s Black lacquered Honduran mahogany, with brass trim, st...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Italian Writing Table, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian writing table, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 76 cm; W= 110 cm; D= 50 cm.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Rare Desk by Carlo de Carli
Located in New York, NY
A rare desk Manufactured by Cassina Date made: 1950 Material: walnut Size: H 30.5” x L 63” x D 28.5” Origin: Italy.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Primitive Office Desk with Built in Stool, 1950s, USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible primitive Americans desk in a beautiful black paint with heavy patina and raw wood accents. Four pull-out drawers across the front of the desk as well as three individual ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Midcentury Desk in Teak & Beech with Organizer, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Elegant freestanding desk in teak and beech with organizer. Designed and made in Denmark, great original condition.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech, Teak

French Marble Top Console Table Bar or Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant French Provincial style marble top console table, France, circa 1950s. This piece is a versatile size and can be used as a console table, bar, media table, stand, desk, or va...
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French French Provincial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Metal

20th Century Ico Parisi Wooden Writing Desk with Two Drawers, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Ico Parisi was born in Palermo, Italy, in 1916, but as early as 1925 with his family he moved to Como, where in 1936 he graduated as a building surveyor and served an apprenticeship at the Terragni studio. Discharged from the front in 1943, he returned to Como and resumed his design activity, dealing with the creation of individual furnishings, exhibition layouts and interior architecture. He collaborated with Luisa Aiani, whom he married in 1947 and with whom he opened the studio La Ruota. In the 50s he designed furniture, first in one-piece and later for Industrial Production with companies such as Cassina. In the 60s, with the "Contenitoriumani" he began a new path aimed at defining a utopian-existential IDEA of living. The culmination of his research is between 1974 and 1976 with "Operation Arcevia," aimed at designing an entire Community. Here we have a wooden desk designed...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Vladimir Kagan, Early Custom Sculptural Walnut Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare, likely one-of-a-kind, Vladimir Kagan design, employing all of the design touches that make him such an important figure in American Modernism. A wonderful melding of rationalist and biomorphic elements, the triangular black laminate writing surface cantilevers over a cubist stack of drawers raised on sculptural foot; on the opposite end the top is supported by a classic Kagan split leg. The piece is finished on the back to allow floating in a room. This comes out of a Kagan-Dreyfuss designed Manhattan apartment...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Walnut

Vintage Writing Desk Beech Italy 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with side drawers made of beech wood with Formica-covered top.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Beech

Italian Midcentury Desk/Dressing Table Attributed Carlo de Carli, Italy 1950
Located in London, GB
An Italian designed small writing desk in walnut,. Fantastic proportions on sculptural legs tapering to brass final on the feet. Two drawers with brass hardware with strawberry red g...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Guillerme et Chambron Desk and Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Designer handcrafted oak desk and chair. Chair adjusts to two positions. Desk knobs are wood with ceramic. All legs end on ceramic balls. Chair is 25 W x...
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French Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Danish Cabinetmaker Teak and Oak Desk with Drawers, Denmark, circa 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Firm believers in Functionalism, Danish designers and cabinetmakers avoided short-lived aesthetic trends alike, concentrating on crafting with quality materials instead. This desk is...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

George Nelson for Herman Miller Drop-Leaf Desk Model 4754, ca. 1955
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
George Nelson for Herman Miller Drop-Leaf Desk Model 4754, ca. 1955. Professionally restored in showroom condition, this beautiful desk has a drop leaf on the left side with all orig...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pierre Jeanneret Student Desk and Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Excellent example of a student desk and library chair from Chandigarh India circa late 1950s. Exceptional patina on the wood including various name inscriptions from young studen...
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Indian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Arne Jacobsen Rosewood and Steel Writing Desk FH3605, Danish, Designed 1955
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Arne Jacobsen, FH 3605 writing desk, designed 1955 and made by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, in rosewood with detachable aluminium legs with oval rosewood caps. Fitted two drawers to one si...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Very Rare and Original Writing Table PK53 by Poul Kjaerholm for Rud Rasmussen
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This stunning example is in museum condition, all completely original, not perfect, but very nicely used, the Oregon Pie top has a wonderful patine, with no real digs or scratches. T...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjaer Executive Free Standing Desk for E. Pedersen & Son Denmark
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Bodil Kjaer large freestanding rosewood executive desk, model 901 with chrome-plated metal frame, cassette top with four recessed drawers. Produced by E. Pedersen & Søn, Denmark. Manufacturer’s label to the underside. Key included. The rosewood is Santos rosewood, no CITES export document is applicable. The desk featured in the 1960s in the New York Times and The Sunday Times. It became even more famous when it was in some of the first James Bond films: ‘From Russia with love’ & ‘You only live twice’. The desk also appeared prominently in BBC election broadcasts. Literature: Mobilia, June 1961. Young executives that Bodil Kjær encountered in her work in architecture and design in the late 1950es were open, creative and flexible in their way of working. So, she reasoned that it would be counter-productive for them to be offered traditional office furniture, and set out to design a system of office units...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Jacques Quinet Desk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible Jacques Quinet Executive desk, circa 1950s Rich caramel leather with contrast open stitching and fully swiveling drawers on both sides including a filing cabinet with lea...
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French Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Arne Jacobsen Danish Modern Drop-Leaf Table Model "AJ-3601", Fritz Hansen, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful small drop-leaf table in teak plywood and steel. Danish designer Arne Jacobsen’s masterpiece "AJ3601" made to accompany his famous "ant" chairs also manufactured by Fritz H...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Maison-Jansen Attributed French Leather, Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French leather top bureau plat desk with pull-out slides. The table extends 12.5" on each side for a total of overall W 72.25" when slides are fully open.
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French Louis XVI Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Paul Mccobb Desk for Calvin
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rare architectural walnut and stone desk designed by Paul Mccobb for Calvin Furniture in the early 1950's. The left hand pedestal features a slide out work surface, a small drawer...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Elegant Desk in Blackened Wood and Leather circa 1950 Patina to Be Redone, Leath
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant desk in blackened wood and leather, circa 1950 Patina to be redone, leather to be changed.
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Italian Desk by Gio Ponti Attributed, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian desk by Gio Ponti attributed, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 78 cm; W= 180 cm; D= 85 cm.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons Italian Walnut Asymmetrical Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Diminutive midcentury angled student desk in Italian walnut designed by Bertha Schaefer for M. Singer & Sons (Model 2162 - USA, ca. 1955). Often co-attributed to Gio Ponti, who also...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian Modern Desk by Kurt Olsen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant rosewood desk by Kurt Olsen, in a neat size. Sleek, sophisticated lines with rounded angles. Two drawers.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

scrivania in radica design - 1950 - mid century - desk - design
Located in Milano, MI
scrivania in radica design - 1950 - mid century - desk - design Caratteristiche Produzione: italiana Periodo: 1950 - 1959 Paese produzione: Italia Essenza principale: radi...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

French Bureau Plat or Desk with Gilt Griffin Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire Style Bureau Plat or Desk, France, circa 1950s. Elegant design in black lacquered wood with brass hardware and an inset black leather...
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French Empire Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Borge Mogensen Drop-Leaf Dining Table in Teak for Soborg Mobelfabrik, Denmark
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Danish Modernism free-standing office desk or dining table by Borge Morgensen, made of fined teak top and beech frame, fitted with drop-leaves on ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech, Teak

Borge Mogensen Drop-Leaf Office or Dining Table in Teak and Steel Denmark
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Danish Modernism free-standing office desk or dining table, model 206 by Borge Morgensen, made of fined teak top and matte chrome-plated steel fra...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Helmut Magg Desk for WK Möbel, Germany, 1950s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Helmut Magg in 1950s and produced by Neue Gemeinschaft für Wohnkultur, WK Möbel and still has the original label in one of the drawers. The design is simple...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry, Maple

Rare Gio Ponti Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Gio Ponti desk manufactured in Italy by Giordano Chiesa. An early example with 2 tone drawer fronts. Purchased at the Singer Showroom in NYC. Purchased from the original family ...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Giuseppe Pagano: Eight Drawer Desk in Fruitwood and Brass, Italy 1940
Located in New York, NY
Giuseppe Pagano (1896 - 1945) An imposing eight-drawer desk by rationalist architect and designer Giuseppe Pagano, in fruitwood with mahogany-stained trim and polished brass hand...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Ico Parisi Attributed Sculptural Desk With Glass Top 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Architectural desk in walnut with sculptural legs with brass sabots and floating thick glass top attributed to Ico Parisi, Italian 1950's. This desk is beautifully outfitted with dra...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Modern Single-Pedestal Rosewood Desk by Stildomus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single-pedestal rosewood desk with ebonized legs and chrome-plated brass recessed pulls by Stildomus (ca. 1950s, Italy). Features three dove-tailed drawers with interior dimensions...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Italian Desk, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian desk, 1950s. Dimensions: H=80 cm; W=185 cm; D= 90 cm.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1950s Stitched Leather Desk and Stool by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s Stitched leather desk with his stool. All set designed by Jacques Adnet.
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European Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Pierre Chapo B19 Desk in Solid Elm, France 1960s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Stunning solid elmwood desk by the French designer Pierre Chapo. With characteristic wood-joints, which are Chapo's trademark. The B19 desk is a desk that ca...
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Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm

Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Black and Grey Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950. Wood with formica, metal frame legs. Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa). In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris. After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed. In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Elegant Modern Desk, Designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons, circa 1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a rare and elegant modern desk, designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer and Sons, circa 1950s. Beautiful graining to the Italian walnut, especially to the top. Schaefer was on...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Alfred Hendrickx Custom Made Desk Belform Belgium, 1958
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare monumental conference desk made for a lawyer’s firm in the 1950s. Designed by Alfred Hendrickx and manufactured by Belform, Belgium 1958/1959. The la...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Arne Vodder Boomerang Desk Teak & Brass 1956 Bovirke Denmark Mid Century Modern
Located in Munster, NRW
Arne Vodder 1956 for Bovirke, Denmark rare Boomerang desk ’Model BO85’ in teak with brass handles This desk was designed by Arne Vodder for Bovirke. The desk has an organically shaped table...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Elegant Italian Desk Convertible into Sewing Machine
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Italian desk convertible into sewing machine from the 1950s. The desk through its shapes and lines is very reminiscent of Gio Ponti's design line. The desk is made by the Vigorelli ( of Pavia) manufactory. The small desk has in the left side five pull-out drawers and the top one has a key. In the right leg we have a door that can be opened by knob with the sewing machine mechanism inside. At the base we find a cast-iron riser...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Arne Jacobsen Black Egg Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arne Jacobsen egg table. Newly refinished ebonized black finish. Perfect to use in a small dining area or as a writing desk. Great classic Dani...
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Danish Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

A.R.P. Writing Desk Edition Minvielle France, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and collectible desk designed by A.R.P. (Atelier de Recherches Plastiques) and manufactured by Minvielle, France 1955. Studio A.R.P. was an association between three talented de...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Charlotte Perriand, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Metal Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950. Wood, metal frame legs. Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa). In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris. After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed. In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminum, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

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

Materials

Wood

Pierre Paulin & Thonet Desk with Drawer, Metal Teak & Formica, France Circa 1955
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Desk with a single drawer designed by Pierre Paulin and manufacture by Thonet. France circa 1955 Black lacquered metal feet, teak veneer drawer on the right side and a teak venee...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Stylish Sophisticates Walnut Desk and Chair Lubberts & Mulder for Tomlinson
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning 1950s walnut desk by John Lubberts & Lambert Mulder for Tomlinson, from the Sophisticates collection. We love the stylish curved front with a built-in bookcase along with the five side drawers and a center drawer. Beautiful figured light walnut. . The original chair is included and adds to the total...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Rectangular Dining Table by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Back-painted glass, brass, walnut. Can easily be used as a dining, entry, or writing table. A rare model.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Hans J. Wegner Drop Leaf Desk or Table Model "AT-305" for Andreas Tuck, 1955
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Danish Modernist drop-leaf table/desk by Danish designer Hans J. Wegner can be used both as a work desk and as a dining table. The design is from 1955 and this particular tab...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Teak

Widdicomb Painted and Gilt Wood Desk
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Carved, painted and giltwood Hollywood Regency style desk on brass castors with walnut burl top by Berkey Furniture Co. for John Widdicomb. Signed.
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Brass

Guillerme et Chambron, Rare Desk, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1950/1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, rare desk, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1950/1960.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Faux Leather

Franco Albini for Poggi Model 840 Stadera Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and important desk model Stadera designed by Franco Albini for the Poggi manufacture, in 1959. Model 840. Made of noble wood for its shelf, the desk is the perfect modernist ele...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Cabinet with Flowers Inlaid Inside, Mounted on an X-Shaped Base in Gilt Metal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cabinet with flowers inlaid inside, mounted on an X-shaped base in gilt metal.
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquered Writing Desk and Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional minimalist Mid-Century Modern writing desk with matching desk chair. By Paul McCobb for Winchendon furniture, "Planner Group". USA, 1950s Black and white lacq...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Permanente Mobili Cantù, Corner Desk in Mahogany, Italy 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Grooved mahogany corner desk attributed to Paolo Buffa, edited by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Italy 1950. The office part forms an L and has two doors and a drawer. The double top r...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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