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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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Elm Desk by Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful desk by Josef Frank, made from elm with striking woodgrain. Clean lines and subtly rounded forms, a timeless piece.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Finn Juhl Rare Desk for Bovirke in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Finn Juhl for Bovirke, desk, model ‘BO 69’, teak, metal, brass, Denmark, design ca. 1953, made late 1950s
Finn Juhl conceived this rare version of the desk model ‘BO 69’ in the late...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Elegant Italian Small Desk in Cherry
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, cherry, brass, beech, formica, Italy, 1950s
Very elegant desk made in Italy in the 1950s. The framework is executed in cherry. The upper part of this piece is made fro...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Beech
Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik Writing Desk
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik, desk, teak, oak, Denmark, design 1955
A beautiful freestanding desk designed by Nanna Ditzel. Flawless in its design and execution, thi...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
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.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Silvio Berrone for Bialetti Headquarters Free Standing Writing Desk
By Silvio Berrone
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Silvio Berrone for Bialetti headquarters, writing desk, faux leather, brass, stained beech, Vitrex glass, Italy, 1955-56
This writing desk is designed by Silvio Berrone for the Bial...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Nanna Ditzel Desk Produced by Søren Willadsen in Denmark
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk with 3 drawers designed by Nanna Ditzel. Produced by Søren Willadsen in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
American Designer, Desk, Rosewood, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood desk designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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 renowned designers Jules Wabbes. This pie...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Nickel
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.
Exclusive dining table designed by Wim den Boon for a Dutch famil...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Elegant Italian Small Desk in Cherry and Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, cherry, mahogany, brass, formica, Italy, 1950s
Very elegant desk made in Italy in the 1950s. The framework is executed in cherry. The...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique Italian Large Wall Unit with Writing Desk in Maple and Birch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wardrobe with writing desk, birch, maple, fabric, glass, brass, coated steel, Italy, 1950s
Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this exceptional set embodies a unique combinatio...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Studio BBPR 'Spazio' Corner Desk with Movable Cabinet
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desk with various storage compartments, coated steel, plastic, fabric, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Ita...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Rare Ico Parisi for Fratelli Rizzi Writing Desk in Chestnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ico Parisi for Fratelli Rizzi, Intimiano, writing desk, cat. no, '1950.56', chestnut, Italy, 1950
This highly refined writing table is designed by the acknowledged master of Italian...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Mahogany and Leather English Campaign Desk Resting on Stretcher Base
Located in Montreal, QC
English Campaign Desk resting on stretcher and inset with black leather top and decorated with brass handles
Category
English Campaign Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Melchiorre Bega Desk with wooden structure, drawers Brass details
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in Bologna but grown up in Milan, Melchiorre Bega is a fine professional who spans five decades and three seasons of Italian architecture, from rationalism to international styl...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hans J. Wegner Rare Desk in Oak and Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen, desk JH571, teak, oak, metal, Denmark, design 1953
Out of all the desks that Wegner designed, the ‘JH571‘ is the most 'Wegnerian'. This is mostly...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Unique Italian Sculptural Free Standing Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Executive desk, walnut, brass, glass, Italy, 1950s
Made in Italy, this writing desk is designed according to the midcentury design principles that were in vogue in the fifties. The ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk, Style of Gio Ponti, c 1950s, Refinished
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully refinished Mid-Century Modern desk produced in Italy circa 1950s. Featuring black steel and wood frame with large brass elements and alternating black and white drawer fr...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Sears Roebuck & co., Writing Desk, Oak, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small solid oak writing desk from the "Harmony House Ranch-Mode"-series, designed and produced by Sears Roebuck & co, USA, 1950s.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Luther Conover, Desk, Mahogany, Iron, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A mahogany and black-painted iron desk designed by Luther Conover and produced by Luther Conover Inc. USA, 1950s
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
American Designer, Desk, Oak, Bamboo, Rattan, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small oak, bamboo and rattan writing desk designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Oak
20th Century Paolo Buffa Desk and Chair in Wood for Lietti, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Paolo Buffa (Milan 1903-1970), architect and designer, worked in the field of furniture design. Trained in the studio of Ponti and Lancia, from where he borrowed elements of neoclass...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Desk by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Milan, IT
Denmark, 1958
Manufactured by Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik
Rosewood
Category
Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 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...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
20th Century Ico Parisi Wooden Writing Desk with Two Drawers, 50s
By Ico Parisi
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...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel for Poul Kold Savvaerk Desk Model ‘135’ in Wenge
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel for Poul Kold Savvaerk, desk model ‘135’, wenge, Denmark, design 1958
Freestanding desk designed by Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel in 1958. The symmetric arrangement ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wenge
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
Rare Gio Ponti Desk
By Gio Ponti
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 ...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Italian Small Writing Desk in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Small writing desk, mahogany, brass, Italy, 1950s.
Sculptural Italian desk with beautiful curved top. This writing table is both refined and elega...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Arne Vodder for Bovirke Writing Desk in Teak and Brass
By Arne Vodder, Bovirke
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
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...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome, Nickel
Cees Braakman for Pastoe Desk in Teak and Metal
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
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...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A rosewood tambour roll top desk with brass feet and leather trim. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Desk in the style of Finn Juhl & Arne Vodder Produced in Denmark
By Finn Juhl, Arne Vodder
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk in the style of Finn Juhl & Arne Vodder. Produced in Denmark.
Measures: Width: 170 ( 226.5) cm.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Franco Albini Table Model TL2 "Cavalletto" in Wood for Poggi 1950s
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Turin, Turin
Iconic table designed by the great Italian maestro Franco Albini in the 50s. The model is TL2 better known as "Cavalletto" (in english "Trestle") since it reminds of lightness and wi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk
By Jules Wabbes
Located in New York, NY
T-shaped nickel-plated steel structure, originally created for the Foncolin Building, Brussels.
Literature: Marie Ferran-Wabbes’ Jules Wabbes 1919-1974, ...
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Partners Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany partners desk with original leather top and base and brass hardware. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Finn Juhl Desk Model NV-40 by Niels Vodder in Denmark
By Finn Juhl
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare desk NV-40 designed by Finn Juhl. Produced by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk Probably Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk by unknown designer. Probably produced in Sweden.
Width: 132.5 ( 197.5 ) cm.
Category
European Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Dan Johnson Dining Table and or Desk
By Dan Johnson
Located in Chicago, IL
Dan Johnson dining table and or Desk for Arch Industries Inc.
Designed 1958, manufactured by Dan Johnson Studio, Rome Italy. Travertine Marble Top with wrought iron base and sheath ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine, Bronze, Wrought Iron
Hans Wegner Desk Produced by Cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare freestanding desk designed by Hans Wegner. Produced by cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Modernist Writing Desk
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A writing desk finely crafted in solid teak having a floating bank of drawers and turned dowel legs.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Unique Italian Free-Standing Corner Desk in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Custom-made desk, oak, brass, metal, Italy, 1950s
An Italian architect or furniture designer with great eye for proportions planned this free-standing, functional desk with two cor...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Writing Table
By Jules Wabbes
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular rosewood top with a stainless steel base. Literature: Jules Wabbes Furniture's designer, A+ Edition, Bozar Books, illustrated on page 39.
Category
Belgian Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Roll Top Writing Desk by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A stately and elegant rosewood and mahogany campaign desk having three drawers and two rosewood roll-top compartments flanking a central writing surface with a flip-down back splash,...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti custom eight-drawer desk. From a small edition created for administrative offices in Forli, Italy. Blonde wood desk with red linoleum top,...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Hans Wegner Desk Model JH-563 by Cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare freestanding desk model JH-563 designed by Hans Wegner. Produced by cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Erik Riisager Hansen Desk Produced by Haslev Møbelsnedkeri in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk designed by Erik Riisager Hansen. Produced by Haslev Møbelsnedkeri in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Unique Italian Double Desk with Wall-Shelf in Walnut with Marquetry
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Double desk with shelf, walnut, Italy, 1950s
Custom-made desk for two people with wall-mounted shelf. Luxurious detail are the wood inlays that show ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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