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Period: 20th Century
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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

20th Century Marcel Breuer for Gavina Desk mod. Canaan
Located in Turin, Turin
Marcel Breuer was a Hungarian-German modernist architect and furniture designer. He became one of the first and youngest students at the Bauhaus – a radical arts and crafts school that Walter Gropius had founded in Weimar just after the First World War. He was recognized by Gropius as a significant talent and was quickly put at the head of the Bauhaus carpentry shop. His designs ranged from the human anatomical scale of the chair to the domestic scale of his modern houses, the urban street scale of the museum, and the monumental scale of major international commissions. From the Bauhaus to New York to...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Wood

Danish Rosewood Writing Desk by Bernhard Pedersen
Located in Toledo, OH
This beautiful Danish rosewood writing desk is complete with 3 drawers and a barrel top that rolls back to expose the desk. The interior has a pull out writing surface. This piece is...
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Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Fine French Art Deco Oak Table by P. Bloch and Charles Dudouyt
By Pierre Bloch, La Gentilhommière 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco oak table designed by Pierre Bloch and edited by Charles Dudouyt (founder of La Gentilhommière). Two original end leaves (widt...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period drop front writing desk By Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1900 Gorgeous quarter sawn oak, with caned side panels, and origina...
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American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

French Massive Pine Desk circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
French massive pine desk made circa 1950. Four drawers and a cabinet with a shelf. The cabinet can be locked . The locker is fixed upside down, so the key must also be turned upside...
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French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

1930s French Art Deco Desk in Black Lacquer with Nickeled Metal Applications
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk Piano lacquer, black high gloss Metal applications, freshly nickel-plated Non-functional drawers on the back Original Art Deco, France 1930s Dimensions: Width: 130 cm Height: ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Small Work Table wit Mirror Inside, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Realized by an italian manufacture in the early 20th century, in style 19th century. Height with open mirror: 101.5 cm. Good overall condition ecept for signs of time and minor los...
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Italian 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Desk by Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli, Rima Padova, Italy, circa 1955
Located in Berlin, DE
Desk by Gio Ponti & Alberto Rosselli, Rima Padova, Italy, circa 1955 Originally designed for the Pirelli Tower in Milano. In 1950, Alberto Pirelli, president and owner of the giant...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Nomos Style Chrome and Glass Dining Table or Desk after Norman Foster
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Argentine licensed copy of the original iconic Norman Foster Nomos table. Chrome plated steel frame supporting a thick glass top. Works as...
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Argentine Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Small Black Leather Top One Drawer Cabriole Carved Leg Chestnut Desk Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Small Black Leather Top One Drawer Cabriole Carved Leg Chestnut Desk Console Writing Table MINT!
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American French Provincial 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Chestnut

Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible industrial grade light box drafting table. Extremely heavy and well made in the US, circa 1950s. Glass tabletop allows the light of two enclosed fluorescent tube lights to...
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American Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Teak Desk
Located in London, GB
This mid-century teak desk exemplifies classic Scandinavian design, offering a harmonious blend of elegance, functionality, and craftsmanship. Its clean lines and refined proportions...
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Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Teak Desk
Teak Desk
$3,205
French Art Deco Cerused Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco Cerused Desk. Offered is a shapely French Art Deco cerused oak desk or writing table with a door on either side with 4 shelves in each. This handsome desk with a floa...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Small Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern small desk or writing table secretaire, in beautiful decorated and veneer wood with three drawers and covered sides. This beautiful p...
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Italian Art Deco 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Bauhaus Desk by Mücke-Melder, Steeltubes and Oak Veneer, Czechia circa 1935
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, large modernist Bauhaus Steeltube Desk by Mücke-Melder, Czechia circa 1935. Oak solid wood and veneer. Chrome-plated, polished tubular steel frame with original patina. Left and right each 4 long drawers. By locking the top drawer all 4 drawers are locked. Very functional with much storage space and very good legroom. The desk can also be used as a 'partners desk' and be worked on from two sides. In the style of Marcel Breuer’s steel tube desks...
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Czech Bauhaus Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Vintage Italian Desk
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian desk with marquetry top. Measurements: Height: 30" Width: 42" Depth: 25.5"
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Desk Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This desk is a beautiful example of Danish design from the 1960s, made of teak wood, which gives it a natural and timeless look. The beautiful golden color and unique wood pattern ad...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Convertible Danish Desk, Dining Table or Partners Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Teak top with drawers on either side elevated on ebonized tapered legs. With the legs set at the four corners, it functions as a partners desk or a dining table in the middle of a ro...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak, Wood

Vintage Teak Writing Desk By Peter Hvidt for John Stuart
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A vintage writing desk crafted in teak with metal legs featuring a single bay with 4 pull out drawers and an additional pull-out writing surface with glass top. Designer: Peter Hvi...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Modern School Desk with drawer and Iron Legs, 8 pieces available
Located in Miami, FL
Rare school desk in Arne Jacobsen style. Very functional piece, you can use as a side table, Childs desk, nightstand or coffee or sofa table, it is very stable .
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

George II Style Leather Top Walnut Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
George II Style Leather Top Walnut Desk, 20th century, with red leather inset writing surface, three frieze drawers above two pedestals each with three graduated drawers on four brac...
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George II 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

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 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Desk Made In Teak By Omann Junior From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
The desk in teak, designed by Omann Junior in the 1960s, is a prominent example of Danish furniture design from that time. With its characteristic teak wood design, the desk radiate...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. Th...
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Spanish Baroque 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Art Deco parchment desk - Italy, 1920s
Located in London, GB
Beautifully tactile, this robust Art Deco desk features unique striations of colour, subtly shifting in shades, according to the parchment’s own patinations. This watercolour like wa...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Parchment Paper

Antique Italian Walnut Desk Side Table with Cabriole Carved Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table with four beautiful walnut cabriole carved legs and detailed by the shaped corners, beveled top and central drawer with brass handle...
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Italian Renaissance 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

1965 Danish Arne Jacobsen Saint Catherines Desk in Oak by Fritz Hansen
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Arne Jacobsen Saint Catherines Desk in Oak by Fritz Hansen The desks are marked with a Fritz Hansen label from July 1965 and have...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Art Deco French Desk in Macassar with Leather Top Insert
Located in Houston, TX
Art Deco French desk in Macassar wood The desk is made of Macassar wood and newly reupholstered with a strip of brown leather in the middle of its top. Each of the legs has a brass d...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Vintage French Provincial 1970's Sligh Lowry Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
A beautiful writing desk with a leather top. Dimensions: Length: 56" Width: 28" Height: 30"
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American French Provincial 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik Model A10 MCM Swedish Desk
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern desk Model A10 l masterfully crafted by Göran Strand for Lelångs Möbelfabrik in Sweden during the 1960s. The allure of the Desk Model A10 lies in its thoughtfu...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Vintage Walnut Desk by Stanley Young for Glenn of California
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing a stunning mid-century modern walnut desk, expertly designed by Stanley Young for Glenn of California in the 1950s. This exquisite piece showcases four functional pull-ou...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Queen Anne Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique style drop front secretary desk, made in Queen Anne style with brass hardware. Petite size, with 22x17" desk space, great for small space. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Queen Anne 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Teak Secretary Egon Ostergaard 1960s Sweden
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very decorative but also functional secretary or writing table designed by Egon Ostergaard. What is special about the secretary is the pattern in the wood of the roller top and the g...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Oak 2 Drawer Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Oak 2 Drawer Writing Desk Console Table. Item...
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Unknown Victorian 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

English Square Top Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Embossed Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of inlaid mahogany from the Edwardian era, featuring an inset embossed square leather top, with moulded edge around the perimeter, over a frieze ...
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English Edwardian 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

1960's English Regency Style Pecan Desk Console by Thomasville
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This English Regency style pecan writing desk by Thomasville would be perfect in any room. Desk, console, or entryway table to name a few. The stain / tone appears to be in the fam...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Danish Modern Desk by Ernst Kühn, Lysberg, Hansen & Therp, Danmark, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Danish Modern desk by Ernst Kühn, made from mahogany with unusual lines and proportions. Hidden handles for the drawers make them easy to pull out, the key is missing.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Architectural Desk with Bookshelf, Italy, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Architectural desk with bookshelf, Italy 1960s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Rosewood Desk by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, 1960s, Brazilian Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely crafted Rosewood Desk designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) belonged to BLOCH EDITORES S.A. BUILDING, a Brazilian publisher founded in 1952 and closed in 2000, wh...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Post Modern artistic funky Painted 2 Drawer narrow Desk or console table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Post Modern artistic funky painted yellow orange green splatters with 2 drawers wood narrow desk or console table. Would make a great entry way or hallway table. Beautifu...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Magnificent Rare Kidney Shaped Vladimir Kagan Burl Desk Credenza Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Vladimir Kagan Burl and Lucite kidney shaped desk credenza. Very few of these unusual desk/ credenzas were ever made and all were custom made for private collectors. This...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Lucite, Burl

Rare Antique American Renaissance Extension Library Table, Signed
By Seng
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique American Renaissance Revival style carved walnut extension table by Seng, Chicago, Illinois. circa 1920/1930 Born in the United States in the early 20th century, featuring a rare and unusual form and extension mechanism. Slightly lift the rectangular top and the slide the mechanical horizontal draw-leaf style extensions to expand the the width of the top, morphing the library table / sofa console into a kitchen table / dining table. Having a bookmatched burl wood, oak and walnut banded, parquetry inlay top, molded apron with dovetailed frieze drawer, rising on turned urn baluster-form standards, over shaped stretcher joined trestle base with twist ornamentation, resting on bun feet, signed, stamp to frame under top. Dimensions: (approx) 31" High, 54" Wide, 23.5" Deep Extended: 37.5" Deep Provenance / Acquisition: John Phifer Marrs collection. Important auction house J. Garrett Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas, May 2021 catalog, presented a special curated collection from John Phifer Marrs, premier Southern interior designer known for an elegant, fresh and inviting design method, often called The New Southern Style...
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American Renaissance Revival 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut, Burl

Teak and Leather Desk by Finn Hansen, c. 1980
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An executive sized teak desk by Danish designer Finn Hansen. This piece features a high quality chocolate leather top and pull out trays for maximum tabletop surfaces. Both cabinets ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Teak

Studio Walnut Desk by Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning desk with drawers and compartment in walnut by Phillip Lloyd Powell (1919-2008). The freeform surface is made of thick walnut plank with a patched joined design with two ros...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Vanity Table in Dark Brown Veneer, Hidden Mirror Compartment
Located in Sofia, BG
This midcentury vanity table is made in dark brown veneer with a metal front line. The middle part of the top opens to reveal a hidden compar...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table By Gustav Stickley (signed with red decal) USA, Circa 1900 Quar...
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American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Executive Desk by Ramseur Furniture Co.
Located in Norwood, NJ
A sleek and sculptural mid-century walnut executive desk by Ramseur Furniture Company, crafted in the United States circa 1950s. This finely constructed piece features a gracefully c...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Danish Executive Desk by Peter Lovig Nielson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a convertable hutch that folds down, multiple drawers for storage, and rich teak wood, this desk by Peter Lovig Nielson is a Mid-Century Modern gem....
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Danish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Miami, FL
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface. Features a drop front with neoclassical brass hardware over large central drawer ...
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European Chippendale 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. Th...
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Spanish Baroque 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Vintage Writing Desk 1960s Mahogany Veneered Enameled Metal
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with double column side drawers in enamelled metal and mahogany veneered wood with Formica-covered top.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Arne Vodder Reverse Boomerang Executive Desk in Teak with Dry Bar
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Arne Vodder Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 61.5″ wide x 43.25″ deep x 29.5″ tall Condition: In excellent original condition...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Ernesto Valabrega for Vittorio Valabrega Art Deco Desk in Walnut Briar
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Vittorio Valabrega Studio, executive desk, briar walnut, walnut, brass, Italy, 1930s This stunning desk, designed by Ernesto Valabrega in Italy in the 1930s, c...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Mid-Century Mainline Hooker Floating Walnut Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
Stunning 1960s walnut Mid-Century Modern floating desk. A remarkable statement of quality in design executed to last the test of time finely crafted with attention to detail. The ab...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Wood and metal desk. Composed of a box with 3 lockable drawers with key and storage space, and another box with 3 unlockable drawers. The boxes can be turned. Stamped Tecno. Wear du...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Shagreen desk
Located in New York, NY
Shagreen desk by Karl Springer. Signed.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Shagreen

Hans Wegner Danish Oak AT-305 Desk, 1953
Located in London, England
Hans Wegner - Model 305 desk, 1953 Oak desk from Danish icon Hans Wegner produced by master-cabinetmaker Ejner Pedersen for his company PP Mobler c1970s. The whole desk including le...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Fine French 1970s Extendable Oak Dining Table by Guillerme & Chambron
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Guillerme (1913-1990) and Jacques Chambron (1914-2001) : A fine French mid-century solid oak extendable dining/writing table. Length with the two center leaves is 82 5/8".
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H x 60" W x 30" D x 29" Leg clearance. Approx 21-24" Middle Wi...
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Unknown Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Acrylic, Laminate

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