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Period: 1950s
Returnable Items Only
Jorge Zalszupin Folding Desk by L'atelier Brazil 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Folding desk designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own company L’Atelier, Brazil 1959. As Zalszupin gained more and more momentum with his practice during the early and...
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Rosewood
Elegant graceful French writing table by Jacques Quinet. 1950s.
Located in Köln, NW
Elegant writing desk / lady's desk by Jacques Quinet, France circa 1950. Bronze sabots, brass strips, leather overlay with some age-related signs of use. Rectangular, straight body ...
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French Minimalist Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Carlo di Carli: Desk in Fruitwood, Brass, and Glass, Italy 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Carlo de Carli (1910 - 1999)
An important sculptural desk with six drawers by seminal Milanese architect and theorist Carlo de Carli, in fruitwood with polished brass handles and s...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Gold and Bronze Desk, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Small desk with drawers. Finely decorated with gold and fake turtle, Boulle style. handles and details in gilded bronze.
Packaging with bubble...
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck Desk with Drop-Leaves in Oak and Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans J. Wegner for Andreas Tuck, desk, model 'AT305', solid oak, teak veneer, Denmark 1955
Hans Wegner created a coherent table which is achieved by the implementation of purely geo...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
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...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Petite Italian Modern Stained Mahogany Writing Desk by Gio Ponti for Schirolli
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Diminutive Italian student desk in stained mahogany designed by Gio Ponti for Schirolli, ca. 1950s, Italy. Sculptural form with angular leg details, presenting a sharp profile.
There are three drawers and an additional open storage section created by the space between the top drawer and surface apron.
Surface is a gray laminate, which can appear light blue depending on the light.
Moderate wear present (scuffs to the laminate along with some scratches and old fills/repairs to the front and back concealing minor veneer losses and screw/drill holes). Drawers slide smoothly, and desk presents well.
Lock is branded "Schirolli Mantova...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Nanna Ditzel Desk Produced by Søren Willadsen
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk with 4 drawers designed by Nanna Ditzel. Produced by Søren Willadsen in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Pine & Brass Rødby Rådhus Desk by Ebbe & Karen Clemmensen, 1953
Located in London, GB
A teak, Oregon pine, and brass desk, designed by Ebbe & Karen Clemmensen, in 1953 for the Rødby Rådhus (Town Hall), Denmark.The desk is in a late Classicist style, characterised by symmetrical design and simple ornamentation. Constructed with a pine kickboard, and a teak top, the legs finish with patinated brass shoes. The top is a slight trapezoid shape tapering at the front, originally to allow for serial desks to be attached resulting in a gentle crescent curve for a meeting room.
A small circular recession, intended to be used to hold ashtrays, has its original petrol blue finish, popular with the two designers, and frequently used in their Copenhagen house constructed in the same year as this project. Today, this can be used to hold a pen pot...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pierre Paulin & Thonet Desk with Drawer, Metal Teak & Formica, France Circa 1955
By Thonet, Pierre Paulin
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...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini for Poggi Model 840 Stadera Desk
By Poggi, Franco Albini
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...
Category
Italian 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 chair
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Black and white lacquered solid m...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Folding Desk Cantieri Carugati Gianfranco Frattini 1959 in Italian Walnut
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small folding desk Cantieri Carugati Gianfranco Frattini 1959 in Italian Walnut, open depth 83 cm, completely restored with natural paints as in the past.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jacques Hauville, Executive Desk for Bema France 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Executive blond oak desk by Jacques Hauville, produced by BEMA, France 1950. The design of great elegance favors the curve, the two boxes with 2 drawers have a library compartment on...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk, Wood Leather and Brass
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk, Wood Leather and Brass
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine Quality French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
French Louis XVI Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Mid-century Small Wooden Table
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful Italian wooden desk made in the 1950s, from the house on Lake Como, of fine Italian craftsmanship.
The desk is finely crafted in wood. The frame is supported by four wooden legs, thin and very distinctive, but powerful and strong. The top is also made of fine wood, very durable, and shows the very elegant wood grain. The top contains two small drawers, useful for resting documents or writing objects. The two drawers open via semi-rectangular brass handles.
The vintage wooden desk...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Wooden and Glass Writing Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Cute wooden writing desk of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The desk is made in the frame entirely of fine, light-coloured wood.
The legs supporting the structure are long...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950's John Van Koert Drexel Vanity Desk
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern vanity desk for sale. Designed by John Van Koert for Drexel in the 1950's, and part of the Profile series. This vanity de...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Scandinavian "A2" Multi Table by Bengt Johan Gullberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Multi table model "A2" designed by Bengt Johan Gullberg. Produced in Sweden by Gullberg Trading Company during the 1950s. Made from raw lacquered steel and teak wood. Good vintage co...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Willy Van Der Meeren Teacher’s Desk for Tubax, Belgium, 1950
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A beautiful teacher’s desk designed by Willy van der Meeren, manufactured by Tubax in Belgium around 1950.
The table has a thin black lacquered metal base with a grey formica top....
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Ico Parisi Rare Large Wood and Laminate Desk with Mirror, Hotel Lorena, 1959.60
By Ico Parisi, Bernini
Located in Rome, IT
Ico and Luisa Parisi vanity desk from Hotel Lorena, Grosseto
manufacured by Ditta Bernini
Italy, 1959-60
this desk is very rare because this is the large version of the desk and...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Laminate, Mahogany
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-12-A Secretary Desk / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This desk is raw in its simplicity, embodying an expressing the pure ideas of Pierre Jeanneret. It is a very strong piece which I love very much, its limited to the elements it needs...
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Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In original condition, with wear consistent with age and ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Empire-Style Parcel Ebonized Maple & Mahogany Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Neoclassical Empire-Style parcel ebonized desk with maple and mahogany parquetry top.
Category
French Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Ico Parisi: Rare Pair of Consoles in Mahogany and Ebonized Walnut, Italy 1950's
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Ico Parisi (1916 - 1996)
A rare and important pair of sculptural consoles by Ico Parisi, their undulating yet modern curves a culmination of the designer's organic mode. The top, in...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Vittorio Dassi Brass Feet Wood Small Desk, Italy, 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Small desk also called 'dattilo', very well designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s. It has a solid structure finished and supported by brass feet and has two drawers on the left sid...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Gianfranco Frattini Desk Model 530 Bernini Italy 1957
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning medium sized writing desk model 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini, Italy 1957. This desk is made of nicely grained rosewood and cherrywood vene...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Painted Aluminum Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted aluminum desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century French Four Drawers Rattan Desk, C 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very decorative mid-century French rattan desk, four drawers, C 1950.
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
Gio Ponti Small Desk Mid-Century Italian Design Laminate Brass Walnut
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gio Ponti small desk mid-century Italian design laminate brass walnut.
including Certificate of exspertire Gio Ponti Archive.
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bodil Kjaer Rosewood Desk with Cabinet for E. Pedersen & Son
Located in New York, NY
Bodil Kjaer rosewood desk with cabinet for E. Pedersen & Son and Jason Mobler Denmark. The desk features four drawers with keys. Cabinet feat...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1950s Art Deco Pedestal Desk in Walnut & Ebonized Finish with Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the elegance of the past with our 1950s Art Deco Pedestal Desk, a perfect blend of historical charm and modern restoration. ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Shanxi Province Long Elm Calligraphy Table with Carved Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi Province Long Elm Calligraphy Table With Carved Legs
Circa: 1950
Dimensions:
W: 112"
D: 29.5"
H: 33.5"
Introducing our Antique Ha...
Category
Chinese Bohemian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer, Paint
1954 Coen de Vries Desk in Birch w/ Ebony Base, Red Drawer and Formica Top
By Coen de Vries, Devo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great little writing desk in birch wood with ebony x-base, colored drawer and formica top. Coen de Vries is one of the Dutch pioneers of industrial...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Birch, Ebony
Rosewood Desk by Unilabor, Geraldo de Barros C. 1954, Brazilian Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
This desk was produced by the pioneer company Unilabor, with components designed by Geraldo de Barros (1923-1998). Its iron structure supports a top and drawers covered with Formica ...
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Arne Jacobsen Munkegaard School Desk Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Munkegaard school desk designed by Arne Jacobsen. Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mario Oreglia Mid-Century Wood and Glass Desk (Attr.)
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful Italian desk in maple wood attributed to the great designer Mario Oreglia made in the 1950s.
The desk is very unusual in shape, creating a very...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Baker Furniture Georgian Walnut Leather Top Executive Desk, 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style executive desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, 1950s
Gorgeous burled walnut, with original brass pulls and inlaid embossed leather top.
M...
Category
American Georgian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted aluminium desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Cees Braakman for Pastoe Desk in Teak and Metal
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cees Braakman for Pastoe, desk, teak, brushed metal, The Netherlands, 1950s.
Modest designed desk by Dutch designer Cees Braakman for Pastoe. The table top and drawer compartment are executed in teak. Curved plywood is used to furnish the inner part of the three different drawers, each with a metal handle. A modern exterior...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Desk in Wood and Laminate
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful mid-century wooden desk designed and produced by a fine Italian manufacturer in the 1950s.
The desk is typically 1950s with its hard, geo...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
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
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple
Table à manger en onyx et noyer d’Ico Parisi, Italie, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Table à manger en pierre d’onyx du designer italien, Ico Parisi, 1950.
Piètement en bois de noyer avec fixations en laiton.
Fait également office ...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx
Baker Furniture Georgian Burled Walnut Executive Credenza Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style executive credenza desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, 1950s
Walnut case, with gorgeous burled walnut drawer fronts and original brass pulls...
Category
American Georgian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Midcentury Italian Executive Desk by Vittorio Dassi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This impressive executive desk by the 1950s Italian designer, Vittorio Dassi, features a very comfortable 1.5 cm thick floating glass top, unde...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ole Wanscher Freestanding Desk in Rosewood Made by A.J. Iversen, Copenhagen 1959
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and important desk designed by Ole Wanscher and manufactured at master cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen in 1959. Exhibited at the Danish Cabinetmakers Guild exhibition the same year. T...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Teak Desk Made by Erik Kierkegaard for Gustav Bertelsen
Located in London, GB
Erik Kirkegaard: Desk of teak. Front with two drawers. Made by cabinetmaker Gustav Bertelsen. H. 74 cm. L. 150 cm. W. 75 cm.
List Price of £3600 includes professional sanding and re...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Walnut and Maple Italian Desks Writing Table, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful desk in characteristic Italian style of Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi and Osvaldo Borsani. Very particular design. Right size will perfectly fill a corner of your home.
Vene...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Wim Rietveld Pyramid Table Large Ahrend de Cirkel 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large 'Pyramid' table designed by Wim Rietveld and produced in the Netherlands by Ahrend de Cirkel in 1959. The overall condition is good, but as you can see on the pictures, the tab...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Jules Wabbes Corner Desk with Drawers in Mutenyé
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes, corner writing desk, mutenyé, nickel-plated metal, aluminum, Belgium, 1957
Beautifully designed desk by one of Belgium's most renown...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome, Nickel
Arne Vodder for Bovirke Writing Desk in Teak and Brass
By Bovirke, Arne Vodder
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Vodder for Bovirke, desk 'model BO85', teak, brass, Denmark, 1950s
This teak writing desk was designed by Arne Vodder for Bovirke. The table has an organically shaped table...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
USA, 1950s
Patchwork bleached walnut top, with solid walnut legs and brass-capped feet....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Petite Vanity/Writing Table with Stool Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage mahogany vanity/writing table with corresponding naugahyde stool designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar (ca. 1950s, Indiana, USA).
Angu...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Naugahyde, Laminate, Mahogany
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