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Italian Modernist Glass Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Italian modernist glass top desk.
Mahogany with fruitwood inlay details, patinated brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Post modernist desk, 1980s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Desk from the 80s in France
- Red laminate box with 3 drawers on the left
- Black lacquered pyramid
Category
Late 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Laminate
Modernist Steel and Glass Desk, French Early-Mid 20th Century
By Le Corbusier
Located in London, GB
A sculptural statement desk in patinated black enamelled steel, with new floating frosted glass top
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Oak & Class Modernist Desk, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A large modernist desk in oak with a very interesting top comprised of a glass-covered lattice
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Rare Mid Century Fontana Arte Modernist Glass Pen Stand & Ashtray Desk Set
By Fontana Arte
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1950's
Thick slabs of light sea green glass pen stand and ashtray desk set by the esteemed
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte 1950s Modernist Glass Pen Holder or Stand and Ashtray Desk Set
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Max Ingrand (attributed) for Fontana Arte desk set featuring a pen holder or stand with a tray and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
H 0.79 in W 9.53 in D 6.62 in
Luigi Olivieri , rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple
By Luigi Olivieri
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2136
Luigi Olivieri
Rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple with ground glass top and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
French Modernist Cerused Oak and Lacquered Skin Pedestal Desk ca. 1950s
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MODERNIST WAXED AND CERUSED OAK DESK WITH LACQUERED SKIN WRITING SURFACE
Probably French, circa
Category
20th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29.13 in W 65.75 in D 29.88 in
Modernist Crystal Art Glass World Ball Healing Sphere
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Crystal World Ball Healing Sphere Art Glass
4 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
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Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Rare Modernist Glass Table in the Manner of Danny Lane
By Danny Lane
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular, Modern sculptured glass table, from the last quarter of the 20th century, in the
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Imhof Swiss 1950 Zodiacal Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Glass
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Miami, FL
transparent bluish glass. A great looking desk clock, in exceptional condition.
Dial: Original round in
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Steel
H 9.75 in W 9.15 in D 4.35 in
Important Modernist Prototype Desk & Chair by U.A.M. Attributed to Le Corbusier
By Union Des Artistes Modernes, Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in New York, NY
Rare handmade French modernist desk and chair prototypes in hand-formed and hand-hammered (non
Category
Vintage 1930s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
H 30 in W 31.38 in D 19.5 in
Franco Albini for Knoll Desk Model '1928' in Glass and Metal
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, desk model '1928', glass, wood, chromed steel, Italy, design 1949
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Imposing 1940's French Modernist Desk in Mahogany in Style of Dupré Lafon, E498
Located in Lyon, FR
Imposing 1950's French modernist desk. Structure in solid mahogany and veneer, top in black glass
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.32 in W 34.26 in D 71.26 in
Mid-Century Modernist Limited Edition Baccarat Art Glass Snake Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This rare and sought after limited edition Mid-Century Modernist Baccarat art glass paperweight was
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Lucite
Modernist French Glass and Chrome Art Deco Clock
By Japy
Located in Devon, England
French pink glass and chrome clock by Japy. The main body of the clock is chrome with pink glass barley
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
A MODERNIST SCANDINAVIAN DANSK Secretary DESK by SVEND AAGE MADSEN, 1950 Denmark
By Svend Åge Madsen
Located in PARIS, FR
, Denmark 1950. This small desk represents the essence of modernist Dansk creatitivy. it features beautiful
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
H 30.32 in W 38.59 in D 16.93 in
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST DESK & CHAIR by LUCIEN CARRIER, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
, France 1950.
The desk or console is made of a suspended crate, a superior tray in glass, with two
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
H 30.32 in W 38.59 in D 16.93 in
Gubelin Swiss 1960 Retro Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Enamel
By Gubelin
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Gubelin.
Fabulous desk-table clock, created in Luzern Switzerland by the
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
H 8 in W 6.75 in D 4 in
Gubelin Glass "Ice Cube" Mid Century Moderist Desk Clock 1960's
By Gubelin
Located in Long Beach, CA
clock. It will look great on any modernist desk, and you will likely never see another one again.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Blown Glass
Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 28 in W 35.25 in D 18.5 in
Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model '80' Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Albini’s model 80 desk combines glass, steel and wood which resulted in a minimalistic balance. The desk
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Rattan & Chrome Sawhorse Table / Desk Bases
Located in Highland, IN
of an organic and modernist aesthetic. They support a glass top, the size of your choosing, allowing
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Desk Set with Ink Wells & Calendar
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco desk set with ink wells & calendar. Modernist design with glass base and streamlined metal
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Italian Midcentury Desk for Knoll 70's
By Franco Albini
Located in bari, IT
Stickers.Stunning Franco Albini '1928' desk for Knoll international, this example 1958. A pebbled
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Streamline French Desk Set, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is what we call desk eye candy! For those who desire something of the highest quality and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Chrome
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Gubelin Glass "Ice Cube" Mid Century Moderist Desk Clock 1960's
By Gubelin
Located in Long Beach, CA
clock. It will look great on any modernist desk and you will likely never see another one again.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Ligne Roset Hyannis Port Writing Desk & File Cabinet design by Eric Jourdin
By Eric Jourdan, Ligne Roset
Located in Southampton, NJ
File cabinet dimensions: 19.5"W 19"D 21.25"H
Ligne Roset Hyannis Port Collection of desk and filing
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.5 in W 63 in D 27.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Desk with Armchair by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor, Brazil
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern desk with Chair designed by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.1 in W 43 in D 20.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Desk & Chair in Hardwood & Iron by Geraldo de Barros, Brazil
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian Modern desk and chair set by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor is nothing less than
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29 in W 43.3 in D 21 in
Dansk Modernist Bear Animal Figure Paperweight Silver Plated by Gunnar Cyren
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
paperweight or decorative object, the perfect addition to your desk or bookshelf.
This decorative modernist
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate
H 1.75 in W 2.5 in D 1 in
A 1970s Iconic Gabriella Crespi Modernist Metal and Glass Square Ashtray
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Italian designer. The ashtray consists of a metal square and two glass plates. The two plates are screwed
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Metal
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 1.58 in
Big Kienzle Weltzeituhr Modernist Table World Timer Zone Clock
By Kienzle Clocks, Heinrich Möller
Located in Vienna, AT
clocks face with world map and world time zones, glass, the heavy case and base are of solid brass
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Modernist 8 Day Chrome Clock by CYMA, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Impressive 1930s modernist clock by CYMA. Fully serviced by our horologist and in excellent working
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Modernist Art Deco Swiss Eight Day Mantle Clock, Swiss Made
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this great example of a Modernist Art Deco Swiss 8 Day Mantle clock
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Chrome
BACCARAT France Crystal Starfish Paperweight Art Glass 1970s
By Baccarat
Located in North Hollywood, CA
fabulous heavy crystal art glass vintage signed Baccarat paperweight is sculptural and makes a great desk
Category
Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Desk Accessory Inkwell and Blotter
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous Art Deco modernist desk accessory set was produced in France in the 1930s. The set is
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bvlgari Roma Classic Desk Large Picture Frame in .925 Sterling Silver and Wood
By Bvlgari
Located in Miami, FL
Picture frame designed by Bvlgari.
Beautiful desk picture frame, designed with geometric patterns
Category
1990s Italian Modernist Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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W 9.16 in L 11.12 in
1960s CAT Art Glass Ice Block Paperweight Bookend Blenko WV
By Blenko Glass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paperweight
Modernist cat art glass ice block handcraft paperweight - bookend 1960s
Attribution
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Unused Boxed Kienzle GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Desk Clock, Germany, 1960s
By Kienzle Clocks, Wilhelm Kienzle
Located in Vienna, AT
This is an amazing find. An unused and still in its original box packed Mid-Century Modernist solid
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 6 in W 5.5 in D 2 in
Imhof Switzerland 1960 World Timer 8 Days Desk Clock in Bronze and 24h Scales
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Miami, FL
Desk world timer clock designed by Arthur Imhof.
Fabulous and highly attractive desk-table clock
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Stunning Stainless Steel and Blue Glass Art Deco / Machine Age Clock
By Charles Webb, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning stainless steel and blue glass Art Deco / Machine Age clock manufactured by The Webb
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
1980s Mangiarotti Style Modernist White Ceramic Round Italian Ashtray
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
sophistication to any tabletop or desk. The ashtray embodies the essence of Italian design excellence, marrying
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Chrome Double Inkwell, France 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
French designer Jacques Adnet (1901 - 1984) designed this elegant Art Deco modernist chromed metal
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1970s Gunnar Cyrén for Dansk Silver Plate Elephant Figurine Paperweight
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
as a paperweight or decorative object on any modern desk.
Gunnar Cyren is a Swedish glass artist
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate
H 2.25 in W 2.25 in D 1.75 in
Carl Aubock Made Austria Rattan Wrapped Brass Pipe Rest Desk Accessory Vintage
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Atlanta, GA
indicating a life well lived and loved to this solid brass desk accessory, paperweight, bar tool. The Aubock
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
H 1.75 in W 5 in D 1.75 in
Rare Large Lucite Cube Paperweight-Red and Clear
By Van Teal, Les Prismatiques
Located in Houston, TX
of a kind modernist piece has many facets and bevels all-over.
The inside has red looking candles
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Carl Aubock Made in Austria Hand Bottle Opener Bar Tool Desk Accessory Vintage
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Atlanta, GA
well lived and loved to this solid brass desk accessory, paperweight, bar tool. The Aubock name is
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
H 5 in W 2.25 in D 0.25 in
Kienzle GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Midcentury, Germany, 1960s
By Kienzle Clocks, Wilhelm Kienzle
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative Mid-Century Modernist solid brass Kienzle Chronoquartz desk or table
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
1930s Czech Chrome and Wood Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
, Czech artists, writers and furniture makers were inspired by modernist theories and experimented with
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pierre Jeanneret Set of 12 Committee Chairs PJ-SI-30-C / Authentic Mid-Century
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
sophisticated proportions and its elegant shape, the chair represents the timeless mindset of modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cowhide, Fur, Teak
H 32.09 in W 22.45 in D 24.41 in
Kienzle GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Midcentury, Germany, 1960s
By Kienzle Clocks, Wilhelm Kienzle
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative Mid-Century Modernist solid brass Kienzle desk or table clock with a
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Table Clock in the Style of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
table clock features a combination of glass and brass, reflecting the popular materials of Mid-Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-32-C Low Committee Chair / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
sophisticated proportions and its elegant shape, the chair represents the timeless mindset of modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
H 31.11 in W 23.63 in D 22.84 in
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-30-D Committee Chair / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
sophisticated proportions and its elegant shape, the chair represents the timeless mindset of modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Teak, Leather
H 29.93 in W 23.23 in D 24.81 in
Pierre Jeanneret Committee Chair PJ-SI-30-C Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
sophisticated proportions and its elegant shape, the chair represents the timeless mindset of modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cowhide, Fur, Teak
H 33.47 in W 22.84 in D 22.45 in
Large Kundo GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Kieninger & Obergfell, 1960s
By Kundo, Kieninger & Obergfell
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive and large Mid-Century Modernist brass desk or table clock with a 9“ diameter world
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 10.25 in W 9.25 in D 3.5 in
Art Deco Black Vitrolite & Chrome Mantle Clock, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
modernist feel. Jet black vitrolite ( compressed glass ) more often used in Deco bathrooms for splash backs
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Desk Lamp attr. Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in Brass and Glass
Located in London, GB
Elegant Italian Modernist 1940's desk or table lamp with adjustable brass shade sits on a glass
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Modernist Glass Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the modernist glass desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, metal and wood, every modernist glass desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect modernist glass desk — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A modernist glass desk, designed in the Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one modernist glass desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Kienzle Clocks, Heinrich Möller and Baccarat produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Modernist Glass Desk?
The average selling price for a modernist glass desk at 1stDibs is $1,073, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $21,500 for the highest priced.
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