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Period: 20th Century
Modernist 5 drawer writing desk, Netherlands 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Minimalistic designed writing desk. The top is made from solid wood and is painted green. The top has 5 drawers. 3 located on the front and 1 on each side. The middle drawer is the d...
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Dutch Bauhaus 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Vintage Satinwood Marquetry Carlton House Writing Desk 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Here we have a very attractive Carlton House Desk which has been hand crafted from the very finest satinwood and decorated with inlaid marquetry and dates from the late twentieth cen...
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English 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

French Sculptural Baroque Style Desk in Stained Pine, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A fabolous french baroque style freestanding desk in solid stained pined. Finely handcrafted in the first half of the 20th century. Decorative decadent carvings. This fine desk w...
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French Louis XIII 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

French Art Deco Cerused Oak Curved Desk Attributed to Jules Leleu
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco cerused oak curved desk attributed to Jules Leleu. This stunning French Modern limed oak desk has beautiful bronze hardware and sabots with bookshelves on the front s...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller, 1960s The Top has a very floating appearance.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Desk by Bruksbo, Norway, 1960s, attributed to Torbjorn Afdal
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Discover the timeless elegance of this gorgeous Mid-Century desk, handcrafted in Norway during the 1960s by the renowned Bruksbo manufactory. Featuring the original label on the side...
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Norwegian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak library table or writing desk with built-in bookcases In the manner of Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Measures:...
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American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

John Vesey Stainless Steel Bronze Neoclassical Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary mid-century modern stainless steel and bronze writing table, desk, or bureau plat designed by John Vesey (American 1924-1992). Made in the grand neoclassical French Lou...
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American Neoclassical 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Bronze, Brass

Antique American Colonial Solid Maple Roll Top Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Colonial, Georgian, or Chippendale style roll-top desk USA, Circa 1970s Carved solid maple, with original brass hardware. Desk and drawer locks, and keys are in...
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American American Colonial Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Midcentury French Style Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Desk / Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a midcentury French style hand painted chinoiserie secretary with a unique bombe form base and glass top. It works so well for both display and functional desk. It is unmarke...
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American Chinoiserie 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Glass, Lacquer

Classic Edwardian Style Mahogany & Leather Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome Edwardian style writing desk having rich mahogany base and front turned legs that terminate in casters. Top is covered in brown tooled leather. Two drawers on one side. ...
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North American Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Bureau vintage de Louis Sognot en rotin et bois des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 60, très joli design attribué à Louis Sognot, en rotin, plateau et tiroirs en bois de chêne, 3 tiroirs, très beau travail du rotin, très bon état général av...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rattan

Danish Cabinetmaker 1950s Rosewood Desk
Located in London, England
An exquisite Danish cabinetmaker made desk in stunning rosewood dated to the early 1950s. This elegant desk exhibits the finest cabinetmaking techniques with subtle mouldings on the ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Small English Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Writing Table / Desk c.1900
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful small English Victorian mahogany writing table. An elegant fitted desk from the earlier part of 1900's. The desk comprises of two drawers, in an asymmetric format with th...
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British Victorian Antique 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

French Walnut Veneer Table, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and iron stretcher. The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grain and patina.
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French Neoclassical 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Venetian Painted Italian Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming vintage, circa 1960, Italian Venetian writing table (desk - vanity - console) with beautifully aged heavily worn distressed pati...
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Italian Rococo 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Lifetime Furniture Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk With Built-In Bookcases
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases By Lifetime Furniture USA, Circa 1900 Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with original ...
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American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century French Walnut Venner Desk, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Century French walnut veneer and marquetry dressing table with wooden drawers and bronze handles. The floral marquetry work is detailed and balanced.
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French French Provincial 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Pierre Chapo “B40” Desk for Chapo Création, 1970
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Pierre Chapo “B40” Desk for Chapo Création, elm, France, 1970 Designed in the early 1970s by Pierre Chapo, the B40 desk exemplifies the sculptural cl...
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French Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

Mid-century modern writing desk
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Mid-century modern writing desk in original vintage condition with signs of use.
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Hungarian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Vladimir Kagan Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Vladimir Kagan Desk. Quilted maple, brass and Leather. Beautiful Pistachio color Leather. Label present.
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North American Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Danish Modern Rosewood Desk by Riis Antonsen
Located in Huntington, NY
Danish Modern Rosewood Desk by Riis Antonsen has 1 key The large dimensions Ideal for comfortable working surface. Desk well restored & ready for Use!
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Danish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Exquisite 1920s French Art Deco Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann Style Rosewood Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
1920s Art Deco Solid Rosewood Rectangular Desk With Original Fittings. The Central Drawer is housed between two sets of drawers with Chrome finished feet, and handles. This exquisite Streamline Moderne desk...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Executive Free Standing Desk in the Style of Bodil Kjær, 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Executive Free Standing Desk in the Style of Bodil Kjær, Denmark, 1960s Striking and architectural, this exceptional mid-century executive desk was crafted in Den...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Erik Risager-Hansen Danish Rosewood Desk, c1960s
Located in London, England
Erik Risager-Hansen - Writing Desk, c1960s Rarely seen desk produced by Haslev Mobelsnedkeri in Denmark and designed by Danish master Erik Risager-Hansen (also known as Severin Hans...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Mid Century Desk, Warren Platner for Knoll, Steel, Oak, Chrome, 1970s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Mid Century Desk, Warren Platner For Knoll, Steel, Oak, 1970s, Office, Executive Desk, Chrome, Unique Design Vintage from the 1970s Measurements: 22.5" D x 76.5" L x 29" H The top ...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Midcentury Giancarlo Piretti Blue "Platone" Folding Desk by Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous and incredibly rare midcentury blue "Platone" folding desk designed by Giancarlo Piretti and produced by Anonima Castelly in Italy during the 1970s. The desk is in spectacul...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Bodil Kjaer, Executive Writing Desk for E. Pedersen & Son, Denmark 1963
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Early and rare edition of Bodil Kjaer freestanding executive desk, model 901 with chrome-plated metal frame, cassette top with four recessed drawers. Metal frame in very good condition. Four keys included. Produced by E. Pedersen & Søn, Denmark. An identical 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. This freestanding desk can be used with multiple purposes, as a writing table, desk or just 'work table', as Bodil Kjaer herself called it. According to Bodil Kjaer the idea of the table is, "that it should be suitable with modern art and architecture." The table is part of a larger series of elements of architecture in 1959, with the intention to build flexible working environments. This piece shows an interesting rhythm of horizontal and vertical lines, as do most of Kjaer's designs. The front is divided into four drawers. (Can be locked with its original Keys) The back has the same in inward gap yet without the drawers, yet this aesthetic choice unites the back and front and turns it into a monumental, architectural piece. The handles are all executed with a whole in the middle for functionality. The table's rise to fame was helped by its appearance in James Bond - From Russia with Love. Bodil Kjaer (1932-) is trained as an architect and is known mostly known for her designs in noble woods combined with a modern and sleek chrome base. The most important part of her furniture design career was from 1959-1964. She is mainly recognized for her flexible office furniture, designed in the 1960s. Her design language is greatly inspired by the Modernist masters such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Her furniture has been greatly used in public buildings such as Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1960's Executive Desk from Denmark
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Executive desk from Denmark circa mid-1960s now available. This example has matte black iron legs, open back for additional storage, interior and exterior drawers and original brass ...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Dakota Jackson post modern Art Deco style executive partners desk featuring mahogany with leather insert and stainless steel frame. A V-Shape pattern veneer top with Black L...
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Art Deco 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

1930's Thonet Desk B 282By Bruno Weill with Unique Dutch Family Provenance
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
1930's Thonet B282 desk by Bruno Weill with unique family provenance of history and including its original Thonet key This desk comes from the family Brandt Corstius who lived right...
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French Bauhaus Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Coen de Vries Enameled Metal and Faux Walnut Writing Desk or Vanity
By Emmein Staal, Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century industrial desk or vanity designed by Coen de Vries for Emmein Staal. The desk has one set of side drawers with teak pulls, faux walnut top and black enameled metal frame...
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Dutch Industrial 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

British Colonial Style Faux Bamboo and Grasscloth Pagoda Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive mid century desk crafted with a faux burnt bamboo frame having grasscloth panels on the tops, sides, and drawer fronts, featuring two glove boxes and a dramatic pagoda for...
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Philippine British Colonial 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo

1940's Traditional style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's Traditional style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk. Finished all the way around and can be placed to show the whole.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

1940s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Glass Writing Desk Table Console
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, in wood with elegant carved frame sides and black glass top highlighted by the two drawers with the beautiful handle...
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Italian Art Deco 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1800s New England Pine Writing Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
Small writing desk from the 1800s in New England. Original patina. Good steady condition. Functional drawers with original pine knob pulls. Measure 28" in Width x 18" in Depth and 33...
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American American Colonial 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Pine

20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is a portable desk. The base is typically a Spanish table and dates from 19th Century. The upper part was added in the 20th century in England and dates from the Arts a...
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Spanish Baroque 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Severin Hansen 1950s Danish Rosewood Writing Desk
Located in London, England
Severin Hansen Jnr. - Model 36 Writing Desk This iconic desk was designed by Severin Hansen Jnr. in 1958 when he was in his early 20s. The desk was produced by cabinetmakers Haslev ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Vintage Campaign Style Leather Top Sawhorse Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome mid century British colonial style desk crafted in hardwood with a tooled leather top on a case with three drawers and brass hardware. The sawhorse style base has multiple s...
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English Campaign 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

1970s Brutalist Desk Mccarroll & Gillespe Forms+Surfaces Santa Barbara
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1970s Stunning Executive Desk by Billy Joe Mccarroll & David Gillespie Forms + Surfaces Inc Santa Barbara, California. Fabulous Black Formica Top Brutalist ...
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American Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

20th Century Wood French Louis XV Style Writing Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk of the first half of the 20th century. Louis XV style furniture in walnut, mahogany and oak richly adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass of exce...
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French Louis XV Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Restored Broyhill Saga Desk with File Drawer and Original Tag
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Here’s a lucky find, a vintage 1960s Broyhill Saga desk with the original tag! Saga is one of the most inspired collections by Broyhill. Collector’s love its subtle, yet poignant des...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Vintage Bird’s Eye Maple “Waterfall” Executive Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing a beautiful vintage executive desk, expertly designed in the United States during the 1970s, that seamlessly blends functionality with artistic flair. This desk showcases...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Birdseye Maple

Severin Hansen 1950s Danish Rosewood Desk
Located in London, England
Severin Hansen Jnr. - Model 36 Writing Desk This iconic desk was designed by Severin Hansen Jnr. in 1958 when he was in his early 20s. The desk was produced by cabinetmakers Haslev ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

brutalist desk
By Associated Artists
Located in TARBES, FR
Discover this magnificent minister's desk, an impressive piece crafted from Padouk wood in the brutalist style. This remarkable furniture combines strength with raw aesthetic appeal,...
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Congolese Brutalist 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Padouk

brutalist desk
brutalist desk
$1,291 Sale Price
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1960s Mid Century Walnut and Chrome Executive Desk by Florence Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
✨ Mid-Century Walnut Desk by Florence Knoll ✨ Elevate your workspace with this iconic mid-century walnut desk, designed and manufactured by Florence Knoll. Featuring a beautifully c...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

1968 Executive Desk
Located in Hanover, MA
Executive desk formerly belonging to noted architect George M. Notter, (1933–2007) of the Boston firm Anderson Notter Finegold (now known as Finegold Alexander Architects). Current institutional memory at the firm suggests it was a special order from Herman Miller for the then new New York offices of MGM, however Herman Miller's archivist was unable to confirm. Styling, particularly the distinctive slim milled aluminum tracks through which the entire drawer carriage glides is clearly similar to Warren Platner's designs for Lehigh-Leopold which were then among the most costly of executive office furnishings. The bent flat bar chromed steel base with its distinctive pigeon toe splay is somewhat similar to a table base in Stow Davis' Electa Series, designed by Alexis Yermakov circa 1971. Walnut laminate top is very clean with no issues. One corner edge shows a small separation. The only identifying markings are within the milled aluminum channel: G.P. F.I. 2 And the date Dec. 20, 1968. See image 18. Between the rectangular laminate top and the chrome base is a heavy blackened steel plate. Underneath the bent chrome pigeon toe feet are bars of a thick phenolic material which act as floor protector. We can have keys made to fit the two locking drawers. Tim Anderson...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Walnut and burr leather top pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Walnut and burr leather top pedestal desk circa 1990. Good example of a 19th century designed desk. Which is in 3 sections, being the top and 2 pedestals. Top surface with green le...
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English Georgian 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

Rare Asprey & Co. London Oak & Tooled Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Desk 1920s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Luxurious, Asprey & Co. London (Royal Warrant) Oak & Tooled Racing Green Leather Pop-Up Writing Table Made in England in the 1920s. Item is sold complete with a Burgundy tooled red leather desk set also from Aspreys. It's a very attractive item befit with an aluminium desk calendar, letter opener and two vertical pen rests. The rectangular and hinged two panel top encloses a green leather writing surface which reveals itself when opened from the top, item is raised on square tapering legs. Desk comes with two original large glass inkwells...
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English Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Leather, Oak

Superb 1920s Oak Roll Top Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb 1920s beautifully patinated oak roll top desk of neat proportions, finely carved and of gorgeous quality. The moulded top of rectangular fo...
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English Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

1960s free-standing Desk
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic freestanding desk from 1960s in the Style of Herbert Hirche. Corpus and working surface in teak veneer. High-quality metal frame in black, one container in teak veneer, four ...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

"Hunting table" desk or dining table by Børge Mogensen, Søborg Denmark
By Soborg Furniture Factory, Børge Mogensen
Located in Hägersten, SE
"Hunitng table" designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced in Denmark by Søborg Furniture. Solid oak legs with teak feet. Brass runners and table top in teak. Works perfectly as either a d...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Brass Mounted Leather Top Desk By John Widdicomb
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 29 in W: 53 1/4 in D: 25 1/2 in A stunning Louis XV-style black ebonized and brass-mounted three-drawer desk by John Widdicomb, exuding timeless elegance and superio...
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American Louis XV 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Superb Chinoiserie Paint Decorated French Louis XV Mirrored Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous desk or bureau plat features gorgeous hand-painted raise Chinoiserie scenes of Chinese rickshaws and daily life in a small town. The colors of the paint-decorated scene...
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French Louis XV Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Keuffel & Esser Drafting Table With Iron Base
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique Keuffel & Esser Drafting Table with Iron Base.. this table goes from 30 inches tall to 38 inches tall maybe a little bit more if you push it 24 inches wide original oak top. ...
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American Industrial 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Magic Box Desk by Mummenthaler & Meier
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the stunning Magic Box Desk by Mummenthaler & Meier, a must-have addition to any luxury office space. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, this desk features a...
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Swiss Modern 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted leather top writing desk. C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style mahogany bronze mounted, leather top writing desk. C 1940.
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French Empire Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern EB04 Desk by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern EB04 desk. Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe. Striking Dutch design from the 1950s. Original veneered birch and plywood base supported by fou...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch, Plywood

Elegant Mid-Century Desk Designed by Severin Hansen Jr. 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
This desk is an iconic example of Danish midcentury design, created by the talented designer Severin Hansen and manufactured by the renowned Haslev Møbelfabrik in the 1950s. The desk...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Rosewood

Danish Modern Teak and Oak Desk by Ib Kofod Larsen for Fredericia, 1956s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Teak and Oak Desk by Ib Kofod Larsen for Fredericia, 1956s. Very rare Danish Mid-Century Modern freestanding writing desk by Ib Kofod-Larsen made in Denmark in 1956 ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Teak

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