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Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
French Art Deco Desk 'DOMINIQUE'
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco calamander wood double pedestal base desk having doors opening to drawers & shelves with trim. (signed: DOMINIQUE).  
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century French Art Deco Walnut Writing Table - Vintage Office Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage French Art Deco writing table with rounded sides, made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Walnut with a tubular steel footrest, in good condition. The freestanding d...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

Espresso Finish Art Deco Style Vanity/ Writing Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
This Parsons style, simple and stylish desk has an added feature of a flip top vanity area with storage. Perfect for storing a laptop computer! Two push ...
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1970s American Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Mirror, Wood

Lucien Rollin Art Deco desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco desk by Lucien Rollin, circa 1935, in oak with bronze drawer pulls. This desk is part of an office suite by Rollin (please see #1135 for the entire suite) and is available with or without its matching armless chair. The desk is 51” wide x 31.5” deep x 29.5” high and the open height beneath the apron is 23.5”. Lucien Rollin studied at the Ecole Boulle in Paris. Following his studies Rollin worked in the studio of the Master of Art Deco, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann. Later he returned to the Ecole Boulle while he worked for the architect Michel Roux-Spitz. Rollin participated in Ruhlmann’s Hotel du Collectionneur pavilion at the 1925 Exposition Internationales des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris (now called the 1925 Expo – the exhibition which later launched the term “Art Deco”). In 1928 Rollin set up his own studio and was influenced by a diversity of sources including Ruhlmann, Frank Lloyd Wright, classical Greek and Louis XVI styles. He became a prolific designer of Art Moderne furniture...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Art Deco Handmade Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
This charming Art Deco wooden desk features clean lines and open shelving. Handmade by a craftsman, keeping in theme with artsy and elegant deco v...
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Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Plywood

Jules Leleu Double Pedestal Mahogany Art Deco Desk with Gilt Bronze Details
Located in St. Louis, MO
Jules Leleu (1883-1961) double-fronted mahogany and brass desk, circa 1935. Having two set of four pedestal drawers and a single frieze drawer, accented in gilt bronze. Inset with p...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Lobel Originals Desk in Macassar Ebony with Leather Top, Made to Order
Located in New York, NY
Desk in mirror polished Macassar ebony with handcrafted stainless steel pulls and accents and inset leather top by Evan Lobel for Lobel Originals. This can be made to any size and co...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

French Art Deco Mahogany and Parchment Dressing Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco mahogany and parchment veneered "D" shaped dressing table desk with a glass top over sides of an open shelf and 4 drawers.
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Mahogany, Parchment Paper

Italian Art Deco Black, Brass Desk by Paolo Buffa, Permanente Mobili Cantù, 50s
Located in Meda, MB
This Art Deco desk was produced in Italy in the 1950s and it was designed by Paolo Buffa for the 'Permanente Mobili Cantù', which used to be one of the most famous and finest furnitu...
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1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Dining Table in the Manner of Arbus
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco mahogany dining table in the manner of Arbus. A matching console with a marble top is also available.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Art Deco Desk by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles Dudouyt oak desk with double base, made in the 1940s in France. The sturdy oak construction, adorned with front panels and a raised round inlaid top with a captivating parque...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Jules Leleu Attributed French Art Deco Dining Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic French Art Deco dining table, writing table, or bureau plat attributed to Jules Leleu (French 1883-1961). The rectangular table features dramatic round column corners and a...
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, "Modèle Sultzer, " Art Deco Desk, Mahogany, 1932
Located in New York, NY
This rare writing table in polished mahogany and silvered bronze is marked by E´mile-Jacques Ruhlmann's signature aesthetic motifs, manifest in its set of flared and tapered legs, an...
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Art Deco French Grand Desk
Located in Houston, TX
The Art Deco table is made of high-quality walnut wood. It consists of two parts/sides with lots of room/drawers for storage. Both sides are connected on the bottom by a wooden part ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

French Art Deco Desk in Macassar Ebony
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
An exceptional Art Deco desk in Macassar ebony and mahogany having three lockable drawers to the top and lockable cupboards below four keys supplied with this desk, the inverted brea...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar

1960s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Brass Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk or writing table, in beautiful veneer wood with five drawers. This beautiful piece is completed by the black glass top, the carv...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Chest of Drawers Art Deco Szczepan Łojek Julian Pietrzyk
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Chest of drawers Art Deco. Buffet after professional manual renovation!.   
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Art Deco Desk and Chair Set
Located in Miami, FL
Macassar Wood Art Deco Desk with its original chair.
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20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Fabric, Macassar

Desk Style Art Deco in Wood and Polyurethanic Lacquer, French 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk Style Art Deco in wood and polyurethanic lacquer, French 1930 Desk 1930s Country: France Materials: wood Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an elegant and sophisticated desk...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Studio Craft East Indian Satinwood Desk by Gregg Lipton
Located in Hanover, MA
Spectacular tour de force art deco style desk custom made by Cumberland, Maine studio furniture maker, Gregg Lipton. Inspired by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s Soussa desk. Executed with...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Satinwood

Small art deco desk
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Small art deco desk. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

Italian 1940's Walnut Writing Desk with Black Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
A refined and sleek Italian 1940's walnut desk with a black glass top over two rectangular drawers and elegantly splayed legs, with wood stretcher connecting back and front legs. Th...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Early Rare Kem Weber Petite Desk for Lloyd
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite desk for Lloyd early Label attached.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Fine French Macassar Desk c.1930
Located in London, GB
A fine French desk in macassar wood, with three central drawers and with chrome edging and handles.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar

Maison Dominique Domin, Genevriére Art Deco Veneer Writing Desk or Vanity Table
Located in Firenze, IT
Exceptionally rare executive corner writing desk or vanity table branded Dominique, Paris. This beyond beautiful Art Deco period French writing table by Maison Dominique was designed by the French duo André Domin (1883-1962) & Marcel Genevrière (1885-1967), better known as Dominique. Entirely veneered in precious woods, showing inlaid angular parquetry on top- boasts two capacious cabinets with doors flanking a large knee-hole area, an open shelf unit on the left side for plenty of storage space, furthermore the niches that open on the apron offer more space for documents, books or magazines storage. The stunning design of this vintage desk is enriched by an additional removable compartment placed on the desk top, this two doors shelf unit opens to reveal a letterbox or glove compartment and can also serve as a convenient shelf or support surface thanks to its wide triangular shaped top. This stunning corner executive desk...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Michelle Pigneres 1970s Desk Chrome Smoked Mirrored Table Art Deco Style office
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare desk by designer Michele Pigneres made in the 1970s. This desk is having all the characteristics from his designs such as the drawer pullers, the chrome framing and...
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1970s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Desk Style Art Deco in Wood and chrome, 1940, Made in Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Only the wood is restored, not the chrome metal It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of...
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1940s German Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Art Deco Office Desk Nut
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present Art Deco desk from 1940. Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

André Arbus Eight Legged Table
Located in Hanover, MA
END OF SUMMER SALE French-polished rectangular table in acajou crotch mahogany attributed to André Arbus, circa 1938. Four-way book matched veneer top. Double beveled edge on 2 inch...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Gray Cerused Oak Desk & Chair Set from a Maine Estate
Located in New York, NY
A matching desk and chair set in gray cerused oak. France, circa 1930. Features a triple X-style raised pattern on each side of desk with four deep drawers an...
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1930s Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Oak

Chest of Drawers Art Deco
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Chest of drawers Art Deco. Buffet after professional manual renovation!.  
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Desk Art Deco in Wood, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1930 Material: wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an i...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Art deco office writing table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco office writing table in very good condition with signs of use.
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1930s Slovak Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Deco Desk with Glass Knobs
Located in IT
Large French Deco desk of excellent quality made of walnut feather in the upper part. The desk has 20 drawers with glass handles. The locks and keys are original from the Deco period...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood, Walnut

Leon Jallot desk in macassar ebony
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco desk designed by Leon Jallot, circa 1925, in macassar ebony with sculpted panels. This desk is unrestored in the photographs. Dimensions are 53” wide x 31.5” ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar

Contemporary Art Deco Design Office Desk In White Marble and Gold Metal Details
Located in Porto, PT
Limited Edition: Queena Desk promises to be the next statement design for a modern office project. Contemporary offices need to keep a corporative language, but that doesn’t mean they need to be boring. Take your home office design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Brass

Art Deco Desk with Bookshelves in Walnut
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
This Art Deco Desk with Bookshelves in Walnut, a timeless piece from circa 1930 that brings both style and functionality to any small space. This meticulously crafted desk features a...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Decoene Freres, Art Deco Desk in Macassar Ebony, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Decoene Freres, Art Deco desk in Macassar ebony. Fully restored.
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar

Art Deco / Neoclassical Revival Walnut Desk, France, circa 1940
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant desk / writing table / secretaire in walnut, divided into 2 parts: - office part with 5 drawers including 1 with lock Dimensions : height 75 cm, width 111 cm, depth 65 cm ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

1930´s Art Deco "Minister" Desk, Double Sided, Mottled Mahogany - Barcelona
Located in Girona, Girona
Art Deco "Minister" desk, double sided in solid wood with mottled mahogany veneer, base with mahogany veneer, french polish. Seven drawers, nickel plated brass keys, handles and keyholes. Spain, Barcelona c. 1930 Matching bookcase...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Nickel

French Desk with Horses in Wood, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk Year 1920 French It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface. The quality of the furniture make it unique. It is an icon of distinction. ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Bone

A Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Dining Table in the manner of Jean Pascaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dining or writing table, with a mahogany parqueted top and 2 original end leaves (in stained raw wood).    
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Art Deco Hungarian Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Desk top is made out of high police walnut wood with cowhide insert in the middle. There are 2 drawers with chrome handles. Desk is elevated by thin chrome legs that are connected on...
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1940s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Italian 1930's Writing Table / Desk, for Banca Del Popolo, Trapani
Located in New York, NY
An Italian 1930's writing table made for Banca Del Popolo, Trapani. The rectangular surface is supported by trapezoidal shaped sides with a hammered copper plating underneath the t...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Vintage Swedish Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
A smart, stylish and extremely well made vintage Swedish burr walnut leather top desk. It is in the Art Deco style, this was recently imported from Sweden and it dates from around th...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Walnut

French Art Deco Desk in Mahogany and Satinwood
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
French Art Deco Desk An exceptional quality French art deco desk produced in the 1920s from Mahogany and satinwood, the desk has a thick Hyde leather inset top, two lockable drawer...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

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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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Macassar Ebony French Art Deco Dining Table in the style of Dominique, c. 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous French Art Deco dining table in exotic Macassar Ebony wood, which would also work beautifully as a desk, was just restored in a French Polish lacquer. From circa 1930s ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Macassar

Rare French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak c. 1925, style of Andre Groult
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and Timeless French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak Wood circa 1925. This rare and original piece has an exquisite sense of line, form and volume that creates a dramati...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Petite Eliel Saarinen Deco Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite scale Eliel Saarinen Deco Desk in Birch with Wave-like Aluminum Pulls. Dimensions: 48 wide 20 depth Height to top shelf: 30 1/16" Height to desk surface: 24.75" Wear as s...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Wide 'Esquisse' Wrought Iron Parchment Console or Library Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wide 'Esquisse' parchemin console or library table from our exclusive Design Frères line. Chic combination of a slender blackened iron base with an i...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wrought Iron

Art Deco Dressing Table (made to order)
Located in Paris, FR
A very special quality unique contemporary dressing table in Art Deco style made from pear-tree and taxus.
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Early 2000s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wool

Art Deco Desks in Wood, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1930 Material: wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

France Desk Art Deco, 1930, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French desk style: Art Deco Year 1920 Material: carved wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It i...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

French Andre Arbus Ormolu Maple Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s ormolu mounted maple writing desk with leather inset top above 2 frieze drawers on lyre form trestle supports. (attributed to ANDRE ARBUS)
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

Art Deco desk - France 1930
Located in Girona, Girona
Art Deco drawer unit desk, four drawers, wood with oak veneer, resting on an aluminium-covered base. Aluminium handles. Satiny varnish finishing. France circa 1930
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Desk Style Art Deco in Wood, 1940, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco Year: 1940 It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of distinct...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Ladies Desk Art Deco Style Dressing Table in Walnut and Maple
Located in Greven, DE
Very elegant lady's desk made of solid walnut and maple. The form consists of simple geometric shapes that are connected and superimposed in such a way that very interesting silhouet...
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2010s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Art Deco desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks and writing tables, popular names associated with this style include R & Y Augousti, Carlo Colombo, Elie Saab, and Hommes Studio. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $770 and tops out at $200,000 while the average work can sell for $8,620.

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