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Period: 1940s
Silvio Cavatorta Writing Desk in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Silvio Cavatorta, writing desk, mahogany, brass, Italy, design 1948-1949
This elegantly shaped mahogany office table, designed by Silvio Cavatorta in the late 1940s, is a testament ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco French Black desk or office table, after Léon & Maurice Jallot
By Léon Jallot
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a Kind and very refined Blck large desk or office table, original from the period and Art Deco style, following the style and work of Léon Jallot and his son Maurice. Made o...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
Ole Wanscher 1940s Danish Mahogany Desk
Located in London, England
Ole Wasncher - Rare Mahogany Desk
This beautifully elegant desk in a classical style was designed by Danish master Ole Wanscher in the 1950s and produced by his long-time collaborat...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Vintage Industrial Anco Bilt Cast Iron and Oak Drafting Table with Steel Surface
By Anco Bilt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial drafting table/desk in oak with steel surface, fully adjustable via cast iron hinges, knobs, and brackets manufactured by Anco Bilt of Glendale, New York (ca. 1940s).
Surf...
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cut Steel, Iron
Alvar Aalto Writing Table Model K81 in Birch & Red Linoleum, Artek 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare Mid-Century Modern writing desk in full birch and red linoleum model K81 manufactured by Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas for Artek. The minimalist design of this table which w...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Paul Goldman, Desk, Wood, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk designed by Paul Goldman and produced by Plymodern Furniture, USA, c. 1940s.
Dimensions: 30” x 45” W x 23” D
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Rationalist writing desk, 1940’s
Located in Sittard, LI
Wonderful Italian Rationalist Writing Desk from the 1940s
This beautiful writing desk from the 1940s is a superb example of Italian Rationalist design. Showcasing the movement’s sig...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Baker Furniture English Regency Banded Mahogany Writing Desk or Console Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English Regency or Georgian style drop leaf writing desk, console table, or sofa table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1940s
Mahogany, with English yew wood banding, ...
Category
American Regency Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat Leather Top Desk With Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk
France, Circa 1940s
Gorgeous kingwood, with bronze trim and ornate ormolu mounts, and embossed green leather t...
Category
French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Jules Leleu- A French 1950s 3 Drawer Walnut Writing Table with Brass Details
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu - A fine French Mid-Century three drawer walnut desk with brass details.
A similar desk is shown page 137 of the book "Jules et Andre Leleu" by Vivianne Jutheau - Edited...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Paolo Buffa grissinato wood desk with four drawers, Italy 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid and essential Paolo Buffa Desk in grissinato wood with four drawers and saber legs.
Iconic Paolo Buffa design manufactured by Galdino Maspero, Italy 1940s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Ole Wanscher 1940s Danish Mahogany Desk
Located in London, England
Ole Wasncher - Rare Mahogany Desk
This beautifully elegant desk in a classical style was designed by Danish master Ole Wanscher in the 1950s and produced by his long-time collaborat...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Maison Jansen Carved Stone, Oak and Lacquered Vellum Dining Table, c. 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Maison Jansen carved stone, oak and lacquered vellum dining table, circa 1940s, made in France. One base element marked "2184" in wax p...
Category
French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
A petite French ebonized mahogany writing desk in the Louis XVI style, C 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A petite French ebonized mahogany leather top writing desk in the Louis XVI style, C 1940. The apron being trimmed in bronze mouldings and having a single drawer supported by slender...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara Desk, 1940s, Finland
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara desk, Domus Academica student house, 1940s. Birch with painted table top. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use. Beautiful minimalistic de...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Paint
Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk, 1940's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk was designed and produced in Portugal during the 1940's. It is made of oak and it features a ta...
Category
Portuguese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Alvar Aalto Writing Table Model K81 in Birch & Red Linoleum, Artek 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare Mid-Century Modern writing desk in full birch and red linoleum model K81 manufactured by Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas for Artek. The minimalist design of this table which w...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
French Louis XV Style Bureau Plat Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An outstanding French Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat desk with bronze trim and ornate ormolu mounts and embossed leather top. The desk is finished on all sides and could ...
Category
French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Italian Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Louis XVI Style Desk.
This handsome Italian desk or writing table has 2 side drawers and 1 center drawer and bronze pulls. Our desk is finished on all sides so it's the perfe...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
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.
Category
French Empire Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Alvar Aalto Mahogany Desk for Artek with Drawers and Pull Out Work Surfaces
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
The model #500 mahogany desk designed by Alvar Aalto, made in Sweden for Artek, Finland. Six drawers with two pull-out work surface boards. A nice example...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Frits Henningsen Cabinetmaker Copenhagen, Fine Large Desk 1940s
Located in Handewitt, DE
Fine large desk by the famous danish cabinetmaker and designer Frits Henningsen 1940s. With 3 ddrawers to front. Brass handles. Finest collected mah. wood. Original untouched condit...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco French Black desk or office table, after Léon & Maurice Jallot
By Léon Jallot
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a Kind and very refined Blck large desk or office table, original from the period and Art Deco style, following the style and work of Léon Jallot and his son Maurice. Made o...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
Alvar Aalto Writing Table Model K81 in Birch, Artek 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare Mid-Century Modern writing desk in full birch model K81 manufactured by Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas for Artek. The minimalist design of the table already designed in the 1...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Silvio Cavatorta Writing Desk in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Silvio Cavatorta, writing desk, mahogany, brass, Italy, design 1948-1949
This elegantly shaped mahogany office table, designed by Silvio Cavatorta in the late 1940s, is a testament ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Folding Desk for Villa Mazzotti, Italy 1946
Located in Milan, IT
Architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni Rare oak wood folding desk for Villa Mazzotti, Milan, Italy
Luigi Caccia Dominioni used this form of desk design to...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 1940s Leather Top Mahogany Desk
Located in Buchanan, NY
Unusual and handsome mahogany French desk from the 1940s-1950s with a distressed leather top. There is one large central drawer as well as two side drawers on either side and the bac...
Category
French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Marcel Gascoin, TC Office, France 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Marcel Gascoin (1907-1986), “TC” table in light oak, ARHEC edition, France 1950.
Father of Rationalism and major player in French Reconstruction, Marcel Gascoin designs quality furni...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Paolo Buffa 'Dattilo' Writing Desk, Italy circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A 'Datillo' petite writing desk / table by Paolo Buffa and produced by Galdino Maspero in stained beech wood and walnut. With two drawers on the left hand side underneath a rectangul...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
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...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
art deco desk in ceruse oak from the 40s
By André Arbus
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French art deco desk from the 1930s in the style of André Arbus. Solid oak structure with white ceruse finish throughout. It features a column of 3 drawers on the left and a hinged d...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Traditional Spanish Writing Desk in Oak Wood, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage traditional Spanish American writing desk. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservin...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Lovely French Marble Top Cafe Table with Iron Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Versatile French marble top rectangular cafe table or writing desk having black iron base.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
1940s Speech Table, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- made of solid pine tree wood
- good original condition with some sign of use
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Beautifully Tailored French Desk in Black Lacquer with Brass Pulls 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant desk, gently curving 2 tier design in black lacquer with drawers on the right side with brass pulls and pull-out tray, France 1940's. The curved form and clean lines of this ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Grace Elmroot Table, Circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Grace, elm, elm root and ebonized table or desk by Erik Chambert, with a rectangular top raised on rectangular supports with leaf-tip carving and carved scrolled feet.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
1940s Paul Laszlo Freeform Desk
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Oakland, CA
53" W x 26.5" D x 29.75" H
1940s "Freeform desk" by celebrated designer, Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman. Constructed in oak with a playfully curved top, this desk, like so much of La...
Category
North American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Rare Mid Century Italian Grissinato Desk In The Style Of Gio Ponti
Located in Westport, CT
Wonderful Modernist fruitwood desk shown with its original grey laminate top which we have covered in a new black glass top above an angular base consisting of two grissinato drawers...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly octagonal) oak legs with elegant feet, in...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Oak
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"
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Console Table, Italy 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Art Deco console table on a U-shaped blackened wooden frame with intermediate metal struts and rectangular table top covered with white goatskin. In unrestored original condition wit...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s brass mounted black lacquered bureau plat /writing desk with tan leather inset top above a range of frieze drawers (attributed to Jacques Adnet).
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extraordinary iron desk, vinyl top, nice shaped legs.
Six drawers and very nice sculptural back.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Limed Oak Desk in the Manner of René Gabriel, France 1940s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Utrecht, NL
The materials and techniques used by mid-century French cabinetmakers were directly derived from the possibilities offered by industrial production at the time. Oak has never gone ou...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
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 ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Fine French 1940s Walnut Desk by Jean Pascaud
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Pascaud (1903-1996) - A fine French Art Deco four drawer walnut desk with a carved diamond pattern and four scroll legs with bronze sabots.
The matching 3 doors cabinet with a ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Davis-Birely Table Co Writing Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a vintage quarter sawn oak writing desk by Davis-Birely Table Co. It has a single drawer and a shelf for storage. The wood is beautifully tiger striped on the drawer front gi...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1940s Norman Bel Geddes Metal Desk for Simmons
Located in Wilton, CT
Offering a rare 1940's industrial design desk designed by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Company. This pre-war metal desk was built before use of m...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Rationalist Italian Desk by Giuseppe Pagano
Located in Milano, IT
This desk, designed by Giuseppe Pagano between 1937 and 1942, is much more than just a piece of furniture-it's a true icon of Italian Rationalist design. Every detail of this piece e...
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
California Art Deco Fletcher Aviation Executive Desk by Frank Fletcher
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This large American Art Deco desk was designed by Frank Fletcher and manufactured by Fletcher Aviation in Pasadena, California. A design patent number 140,501 was issued to Fletcher ...
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Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Table Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian style Desk/Table. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
Swedish Gustavian Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Jean Pascaud, Ebonized Writing Desk with Tapered Legs, France, 1940s
By Jean Pascaud
Located in New York, NY
The elegance of this desk can be attributed to the essential quality of its form—with little more than some well placed lines, Pascaud evokes a great deal more than is to be expected...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Group incl. Walnut Desk and Sideboards Made by Ove Lander in 1947
By Ove Larsen
Located in London, GB
Group of furniture made to order in 1947 by Ove Lander, Bredgade, Palae, Copenhagen Denmark and a third piece made in 1957 to match the originals pieces. For the avoidance of doubt, ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara Desk, 1940s, Finland
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara desk, Domus Academica student house, 1940s. Birch with painted table top. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use. Beautiful minimalistic de...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Paint
Italian 1940's wooden desk attributed to Ignazio Gardella
Located in Milan, IT
Exquisite craftsmanship desk,
Attributed to Ignazio Gardella.
The desk has 3 side drawers and 3 drawers on the top. The top and drawers box are covered with a thick green linoleum.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Rundform Series Berlin Writing Desk by Mauser Werke 1940s
By Mauser Werke
Located in Aachen, NW
This rare and impressive Berlin executive desk from the Rundform series was designed in the 40s and produced by Mauser Werke in the late 40s.
The impressive piece features 2 elemen...
Category
German Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Walnut, Beech and Brass Writing Table Desk by Gio Ponti for BNL
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic writing table designed in the 1940s by Gio Ponti for Schirolli to furnish BNL (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro) offices across Italy.
This early 1950s model was acquired directly f...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art deco chest of drawers after renovation , simple and nice art deco chest of drawers :)
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early Dunbar Leather Curved Desk and Chair by Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Original lilac leather and bleached mahogany curved desk with built in bookshelves. The drawers are hinged and swing open. The original ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Antique French Art Deco Cherry Wood Writing Desk Table by Jacques Quinet
Located in Detroit, MI
This antique French Art Deco writing desk table by Jacques Quinet (attr.) is circa 1940 with a provenance from the Hotel "Ma Campagne" in Martigues, France. This lovely desk table ha...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry
A Fine French 1940s Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Neoclassical cherry writing table in the style of Louis XVI with one drawer, bronze pull and sabots, and a leather top.
Category
French Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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