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Period: 1950s
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 ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Teak
Early production Florence Knoll Desk, Classic Modernist design, Knoll New York
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production walnut and rosewood desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll ,features richly grained walnut top rosewood frame, pencil drawer and file drawer. Retains early Knoll ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati Desk in Cherry
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati, writing desk, cherry, metal, Italy, 1958
This piece of furniture is based on a solid construction featuring straight lines and right-angle...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk, Elm Wood, Osvaldo Borsani, 1953
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Berlin, DE
Minimal and elegant desk with drawer. Solid wood construction, take top made of solid elm wood, legs with wooden screw thread. Exhibited at Trienale Milano 1954.
Osvaldo Borsan...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
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
Wonderful minimalistic italien prototype desk
By Ico Parisi
Located in Munich, DE
Great italien prototype desk from an architects estate full of wonderful mid century design and prototypes. we are very happy to offer this iconic italien desk , that has an breathta...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, 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
Desk Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare desk by unknown designer. Produced in Sweden.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
1950s Mid Century Rattan Grasscloth Streamline Wood Desk
By Paul Frankl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning desk you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it being...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Grasscloth, Rattan, Laminate, Wood
Teak Desk by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg, Denmark
Located in Barcelona, ES
Desk designed in 1959 by danish architects Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg, Denmark. Two and four drawers and two writing surfaces with interior glasses, open shelve...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Arne Jacobsen Desk
Located in Munich, DE
Rare Arne Jacobsen desk designed in 1955. Wonderful grain.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
French Bamboo Desk + Chair Attributed to Louis Sognot
By Louis Sognot
Located in North Miami, FL
Attributed to Louis Sognot (1892-1970), this mid-century French desk or writing table, is constructed of bamboo and features a mica plateau and drawer fronts. Features three drawers ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Laminate
Gianfranco Frattini desk for Cantieri Carugati in cherry wood, Italy 1958
Located in Argelato, BO
Gianfranco Frattini, rare desk with wooden structure and supports and nickel-plated metal handles. It is a sophisticated desk, the work of the Milanese architect and designer Gianfra...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare California Modernist Desk, walnut & brass attrib to Brown Saltman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare California Modernist Desk, walnut & brass attrib to Brown Saltman.... Stunning figured walnut top,, unusual hair-pin designed brass legs with (ballerina slipper like foot) Truly...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Muriel Coleman Pacifica Desk Mid-Century California Palm Spring Style
By Muriel Coleman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA c.1952. Pacifica desk designed by Murriel Coleman for California Contemporary Co. Basket
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Gio’ Ponti “Style” Toilet /Desk Wood Brass, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Gio’ Ponti “ Style” toilette/desk wood brass 1950 Italy.
Category
Italian Other Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk Produced in Germany
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare desk by unknown designer. Produced in Germany.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Danish Secretary Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful secretary desk designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbler. It has the label in the back. This secretary desk is made in Denm...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Landstrom Furniture Bleached and Limed Mahogany Six-Drawer Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Landstrom furniture desk in bleached and limed mahogany. Aged nickel over copper drop disc pulls and trefoil escutcheons. Five drawers to the left, a single drawer above the opening ...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper, Nickel
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...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine French 1950s Extendable Chrome and Rosewood Table by Alain Richard
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French midcentury rectangular dining table with a chromed metal base, veneered rosewood top and 2 foldout matching end leaves (length with extensions is 94.5 inches). Labelled.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nickel
1950's Italian Teak Desk With Black Iron and Brass Frame
Located in Rome, IT
Restored vintage writing desk, originating from Italy in the 1950s, presents a striking example of midcentury design ethos. Crafted from rich teak wood and featuring a sleek frame of...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice stitched leather desk
Covered with navy blue leather, chromed metal
3 drawers.
Category
French Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's "Campaign Desk " all covered with stitched leather designed by Jacques Adnet.
France.
Category
French Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vanity or Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A solid wood double pedestal desk or vanity with demilune curve to accommodate seating and vertically stacked dowel drawer pulls.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Pierre Jeanneret, Office Table PJ-BU-02-A, circa 1957
Located in Paris, FR
Pierre Jeanneret
PJ-BU-02-A
Important: Vintage collector's item for sale with guaranteed authenticity.
Desk-bookcase called “Office table”, circa 1957-1958
Tabletop fixed on a spi...
Category
Indian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Teak
Elm, Steel, and Laminate Desk by Marcel Gascoin for Universitaire d'Antony
Located in New York City, NY
This modernist desk/table was designed by Marcel Gascoin for the Cité Universitaire Jean Zay d'Antony in 1955; the dorm rooms and public spaces encapsulate post-war French design and...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Walnut and Oak Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and well made vintage walnut and oak leather top desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950-60’s.
It is beautifully designed and is of superb quali...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak, Walnut
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...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid century Italian Desk by Dassi in Macassar Ebony
By Dassi
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Mid century Desk by Dassi
An Italian mid century Desk designed and produced by Vitorrio Dassi in the 1950’s in Italy, with stunning grain of Macassar ebony the desk has four large dr...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Macassar
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
Wim Den Boon Dining Table in Mahogany and Black Lacquered Steel
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wim den Boon, dining table, mahogany, lacquered steel, The Netherlands, designed in 1955 and manufactured in 1958.
Introducing an exclusive dining table designed by designer archit...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Fine French Art Deco Cherry Desk with Bronze Details
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco two drawers cherry desk with bronze details.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Architectural Desk In Walnut By Carlo de Carli, Italy 1950's
Located in Hellouw, NL
Architectural Desk in walnut by Carlo De Carli.This desk has a very solid and a kind of determined look with the unmistakable charm of the Italian design of the fifties. According to...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Charming desk from the characteristic Italian style of Ico Parisi. The table has a very clean line and architecturally a beautiful design.
The wooden structure of the desk is comple...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Writing Board in Solid Teak, Danish Design, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This adjustable writing desk is a perfect example of Danish craftsmanship and design. The solid teak construction ensures long-lasting durabili...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
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 one of the leading fe...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Torben Strandgaard Desk by Møbelfabriken Falster
Located in Highland, IN
This beautiful Danish modern writing desk by Torben Strandgaard is finely crafted by Møbelfabriken Falster and beautifully detailed with an architectural aluminum frame, floating cab...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Antique Georgian Style Writing Bureau
Located in London, GB
A smart and beautifully designed antique Georgian style bureau. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s.
It is of superb quality, it is great looking and extremely...
Category
British Georgian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fine French 1950's Rectangular Mahogany Desk by Jacques Adnet (2 available)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet: A fine French mid-century mahogany desk with a leather top and bronze details.
Provenance: Palais des Consuls of Rouen, France.
2 desks available as well as two curved...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Ico Parisi Attributed Sculptural Desk With Glass Top 1950s
By Ico Parisi
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
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
Gianfranco Frattini Wood table or desk for Bernini Italian Design 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
The desk is designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1950's for Bernini , a perfect example of Italian midcentury elegance and modern style of living. Frattini's works range from industria...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1950's Mid-Century Modernist Floating Top Curved Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylize your room with this impressive writing desk. This unusual desk takes its inspiration from Art Deco design. It has a curved design that gives it a distinctive appeal and a lar...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Table by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A Dining table by Joaquim Tenreiro made of solid Imbuia with beautiful grain and veins.
A wide solid wood border underlines the modernity of the lines.
The table can be use as a ...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Cavalletto Dining or Working Table by Franco Albini for Poggi
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cavalletto or TL2 dining or working table designed in 1950 by italian architect Franco Albini, old Poggi edition. Wood construction with beveled edges tabletop and crossed legs with ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Monumental Italian Freestanding Desk with Architectural Design Walnut 1950s
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing table, walnut, iron, Italy, 1950s
Both visually and structurally remarkable, this exceptional piece of office furniture exemplifies the pinnacle of Italian mid-century moder...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
1950s Danish Sawhorse Minimalist Desk or Dining Table 1950s Danish Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1950s Danish Sawhorse Minimalist Desk or Dining Table
1950s Danish Sawhorse Minimalist Desk or Table based on a design by Bengt Johan Gulberg
A attractive and useful classic desig...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Rare Desk and Armchair by Jacques Adnet, Stitched Leather and Skaï, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
These desk and armchair by Jacques Adnet are quite rare with its marine type handles. Thea are completely covered with a mix of leather and skaï (faux leather) which is saddle-stitch...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gio Ponti Original 1950's Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
An architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor, Giò Ponti was arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Italian Modernism. Ponti designed thousands of furnishi...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Børge Mogensen Dining Table / Desk Produced by Søborg Møbler in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare dining table / desk designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by Søborg Møbler in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian Wood and brass Mid Century Modern "Fratino" Dining Table of desk
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This table was produced in Italy between the 1950s and the 1960s. It's a reinterpretation of the classic Fratino rustic table model. It is made from a wooden structure with 6 adjusta...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Angelo Mangiarotti Teak Desk, 1952
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful, unique desk, and sculptural desk designed by Angelo Mangiarotti.
Angelo Mangiarotti (* February 26, 1921 in Milan; † June 30, 2012) was an Italian industrial designer and...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Small Pine Desk Table in the "Les Arcs" Style, Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small pine desk table in the "Les Arcs" style, Charlotte Perriand, with a drawer circa 1950/1960
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Cees Braakman Boomerang Desk with Triangle Legs for Pastoe, Dutch Design, 1950s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid-century desk by Cees Braakman for Pastoe with Fat Hairpin Legs, This Version has two cabinets with three drawers on both sides, top drawers can be locked with one key.
In origin...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Important Desk in wood and glass by Melchiorre Bega (Attr.), Italy, 1950s
Located in Argelato, BO
Melchiorre Bega (1898-1976), attributed to
Desk
Cherry, glass, rubber and brass
Model created around 1950
H 78 × W 151 × D 65 cm
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Restored Post-War Hawaiian Koa Wood Desk W/ Rattan Border
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Stacked Koa Wood secretary desk with Koa Wood top and rattan accents, center drawer with four drawers on each side of the desk.
Measures: 29.5" high x 49" wide x 25" deep
United St...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
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