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Material: Fabric
Roll Contemporary Desk in Metal and Wood
Located in London, GB
Writing desk by day and vanity table by night; roll desk 02 is a minimal piece with four metal legs supporting a solid wooden top. The top is upholstered in ...
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2010s Italian Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Boho British Colonial Bamboo & Rattan Desk
Located in Trenton, NJ
Introducing this Vintage British Colonial Style Grasscloth and Bamboo Writing Desk – a tropical oasis for your workspace that’s as stylish as it is sustainable! Say goodbye to boring...
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Late 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Grasscloth, Bamboo, Wood

Karl Springer Ming Writing Desk/Console in Embossed Crocodile 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted Ming Writing Desk/Console in lacquered embossed crocodile leather with 3 drawers by Karl Springer, American 1970's. This was originally designed as a console whi...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Classic Bamboo & Lacquer Campaign Desk With Chair By E. Murio
Located in Austin, TX
East meets West, Bamboo meets Lacquer. Add a generous helping of mid-century charm to your surroundings with this Bamboo & Lacquer Campaign Desk by Murio. Serve your workspace needs ...
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1970s Philippine Campaign Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Upholstery, Bamboo

French Marcello Desk in Blue Lacquer, Glass, and Brass by Joris Poggioli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ultra-glam statement-making desk in glossy blue lacquer, with glass base, brass accents, and velvet and MDF drawers by French designer Joris Poggioli. I...
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2010s French Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

bbpr ultrarare writing desk early
Located in Medesano, IT
Every aspect of this Italian design captures the meticulous craftsmanship and the innovation that the BBPR Studio is celebrated for. The design also incorporates a distinctive Japane...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

20th Century Marcel Breuer for Gavina Desk mod. Canaan
Located in Turin, Turin
Marcel Breuer was a Hungarian-German modernist architect and furniture designer. He became one of the first and youngest students at the Bauhaus – a radical arts and crafts school th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Wood

Action Desk by George Nelson & Robert Propst for Herman Miller
Located in Madrid, ES
Action Office desk, model 64 902, designed by George Nelson & Robert Propst for Herman Miller from the 1960s. Base made of chrome-plated aluminum with white plastic protectors. Locka...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

JFK Office Desk With Adjustable Height Legs by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
JFK Office Desk With Adjustable Height Legs by NORR11 Dimensions: D 75 x W 140 x H 79/129 cm. Materials: Ash, clear lacquer, aluminum with powder-coating and felt. Available in two ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

JFK Home Desk With Standard Legs by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
JFK Home Desk With Standard Legs by NORR11 Dimensions: D 65 x W 130 x H 76 cm. Materials: Ash, clear lacquer, aluminum with powder-coating and felt. Available in two different wood ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

JFK Office Desk With Standard Legs by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
JFK Office Desk With Standard Legs by NORR11 Dimensions: D 75 x W 150 x H 76 cm. Materials: Ash, clear lacquer, aluminum with powder-coating and felt. Available in two different woo...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

JFK Home Desk With Adjustable Height Legs by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
JFK Home Desk With Adjustable Height Legs by NORR11 Dimensions: D 65 x W 130 x H 79/129 cm. Materials: Ash, clear lacquer, aluminum with powder-coating and felt. Available in two di...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

mirror top arched writing desk, vanity, or console table with gray upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
arched writing desk with mirror top clad in faux leather with matching mirror top pedestal I'm told this is an Adrian Pearsall table originally designed to hug the back of a serpentine sectional. Height is perfectly matched to the Adrian Pearsall mirrored...
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Late 20th Century North American Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Mirror

British Colonial Style Vintage Bamboo and Grasscloth Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome British Colonial style desk crafted with a bamboo frame and grasscloth panels all around having a concave center drawer and two more on either side over a lower tier.
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Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Grasscloth, Bamboo

18th-C. French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Tooled Leather & Bronze Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a special piece! It is a late 18th century carved oak and gilt bronze writing desk. It has two drawers and two identical faux drawers. Each foot is capped in bronze. The felt...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Limited Edition Soriana Denim Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana limited edition Denim armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. A design armchair with soft, generous contours, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in the 1960s to bring ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Contemporary Curved Writing Desk with Matching Desk Chair
Located in North York, ON
This set exudes elegance and sophistication with its natural light wood finish that adds a touch of warmth to any space. The desk and chair both feature beautiful curved details that...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Bert England Walnut Desk for John Widdicomb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bert England for John Widdicomb faux-Tourtise shell finish body with a black vinyl work surface and drawer fronts. Asian inspired brass handles. Desk is finished on all sides! Fin...
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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Walnut

Soriana Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Manufactured in Italy. The idea of comfort itself becomes a sofa. Soriana came into being in 1969, thanks to an intuitive vision...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Soriana Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Manufactured in Italy. The idea of comfort itself becomes a sofa. Soriana came into being in 1969, thanks to an intuitive vision...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Soriana Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Manufactured in Italy. The idea of comfort itself becomes a sofa. Soriana came into being in 1969, thanks to an intuitive vision...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

19th Century Inlaid Wood French Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Era Writing Desk
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the second half of the 19th century. Napoleon III furniture in Louis XVI style elegantly inlaid in walnut, palisander, maple, mahogany, ebonized wood and fru...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Canvas

Silvio Berrone for Bialetti Headquarters Free Standing Writing Desk
By Silvio Berrone
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Silvio Berrone for Bialetti headquarters, writing desk, faux leather, brass, stained beech, Vitrex glass, Italy, 1955-56 This writing desk is designed by Silvio Berrone for the Bial...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Louis XVI French Black Gilt Bronze Desk Table Boulle 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style desk table from the Napoleon III period, made in brass Boulle marquetry style on a solid black dark wood veneer background. Beautiful marquetry with foliage ...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Brown Desk Table, Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XVI style Beautiful table desk, France 19th Century Napoleon III period. With 2 hidden sliding extensions. Full walnut veneer. Important ornamentation of gilded bronzes with ...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

French Black Desk Table Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI Gilt Bronze 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Table desk with drawbars decorated with bronzes from the Napoleon III period and Boulle style. Beautiful desk with 2 opening side parts. Full walnut veneer. Important ornamentation o...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

20th Century Italian Vintage Walnut Writing Desk & Armchair by Amleto Sartori
By Amleto Sartori
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian office set of a writing desk and an armchair made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed by Amleto Sartori in good condition. The floating rec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

Studio BBPR 'Spazio' Corner Desk with Movable Cabinet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desk with various storage compartments, coated steel, plastic, fabric, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Ita...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Unique Italian Large Wall Unit with Writing Desk in Maple and Birch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wardrobe with writing desk, birch, maple, fabric, glass, brass, coated steel, Italy, 1950s Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this exceptional set embodies a unique combinatio...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Steel

Limited Edition Soriana Denim Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana limited edition Denim armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. A design armchair with soft, generous contours, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in the 1960s to bring ho...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-BU-02 Clark Table / Authentic Mid-Century Modern, Chandigarh
Located in Zürich, CH
This simple appearing "Office Desk" from 1957 to 1958 with its integrated shelf is an absolute masterpiece. It is a smart object that’s surprising us with its bookcase on the front s...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Teak

French Walnut Louis Philippe Desk Leather Top Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French 19th century Louis Philippe pine desk, the top is recovered of coated fabric. Ten drawers of different size. Table height: 31.50 in. (80 cm) Height between the floor and the ...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Giotto Stoppino Set of Desk and Armchair in Yellow Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giotto Stoppino, desk and armchair, lacquered wood, lacquered metal, fabric upholstery, Italy, 1970s Playful combination of a desk and armchair designed by Italian architect Giotto ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

P.E.L. Tubular Steel Writing Desk and Chair, United Kingdom 1930s
By PEL
Located in Hellouw, NL
Charming P.E.L. Tubular Steel Writing Desk and Chair from the United Kingdom, the 1930s. This set is probably designed by Serge Chermayeff (1900–1996)...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome, Steel

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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Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo

20th-C. Maitland -Smith Chinoiserie Faux Burnt Bamboo Desk And Chair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Perfect for that home office! This is a late 20th century faux burnt bamboo chinoiserie desk with coordinating chair. The chair’s blue upholste...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Aesthetic Movement Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer

Louis XVI style Mahogany Tric Trac / Writing table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XVI style mahogany brass mounted tric trac / writing table, 19th century. Removeable mahogany top inset with faux leather, frieze with brass mounted drawers, drawer on ...
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19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Studio BBPR Versatile ‘Spazio’ Table
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' table, steel, felt, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hired B...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Antique Italian Louis XIV Neoclassical Walnut Desk with Faux Leather Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Louis XIV Neoclassical Walnut Desk with Faux Leather Top combines timeless architecture inspired by the ancient Greek and Roma...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Pierre Jeanneret Desk and Stool from the city of Chandigarh, India 1950 - 1959
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Jeanneret Desk and Stool from the city of Chandigarh, India 1950 - 1959 Teak Holland and Sherry boiled wool. Desk: 27 H x 31.5 W x 23 D inches Stoo...
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1950s Indian Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak, Wool

Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Desk, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak desk, Edition Votre Maison circa 1960.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Oak

Late 19th Century Office Furniture Set - 1 Writing Desk, 1 Table, 3 Armchairs
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a very stylish and unique office furniture set custom made for an Austrian attorney. It consists of a writing desk (dxwxh: 80x150x80cm), one bigger armchair accompanying the ...
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1870s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Upholstery, Walnut

Macassar Ebony Art Deco Amsterdamse School Desk by Daniel van Dorp for Reens
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School desk. Design by Daniel van Dorp for Gebroeders Reens Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid macassar ebony with...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Macassar

New York Mahogany Federal Butlers Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A New York flame mahogany federal butler's desk with drop down (side snap operation) door revealing a green leatherette tooled work surface. The interior with a center door concealing storage and an inside drawer that is flanked by two "secret" panels with string inlay and further enhanced by pigeon holes and short and long drawers. The overall desk presents with string inlay decorated deep top desk over three long drawers in rich flame mahogany veneers. The drawers with embossed brass hardware and the whole resting on bracket feet. Lacking a key. Dimensions: 23 1/4" D, 47" W, 44 3/4" H Condition: Please see all detail photos. Various age related wear include one missing tiny...
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Early 19th Century Federal Antique Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Sexy Slim Rosewood and Chrome Desk by Ste. Marie and Laurent Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
This sexy slim Ste-Marie and Laurent desk has beautiful rosewood grain and a black faux leather top. This Mid-Century desk floats on a modern chrome cantilever base and is finished o...
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1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

1950s Drexel "Perspective" Floating Top Desk Style After Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid century floating top desk design by Milo Baughman for Drexel "Perspective collection" in the United States circa 1950s. This beautiful desk features a lovely green vinyl top with...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Wood

Vintage Imitation Wood Vinyl Desk by Mascagni for Harrods of London
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Leatherette desk with wood finish. Gilt metal hardware, profiles, handles and tips. Insignificant signs of time and wear. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1950s Mid Century Rattan Grasscloth Streamline Wood Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning desk you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it being...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Grasscloth, Rattan, Laminate, Wood

Set of 4 stacking stools by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko, 1970's
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The stacking stool designed by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko was exhibited in “Appartment Life” exhibition in Matsuya Department store in 1958. Targeting an urban life, the functio...
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1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Beech

Oak Art Deco Modernist Partner Desk by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist partner desk. Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from ...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Lavinia Desk by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Lavinia desk by Pietro Franceschini Materials: Mohair velvet Dimensions: W 210 x L 71 x H 78 cm. Designed during a creative momentum in the relaxed Italian Riviera Ligure, our new Urania collection brings playfulness and longing for those innocent days of our childhood. The soft lines and upholstered curves continue our research on Neotenic Design...
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2010s Italian Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Velvet

Green Leatherette and Metal Cabinets, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Pair of green leatherette and metal cabinets with shelf, Italy, 60s. Provenance Gabicce Mare city hall. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden pack...
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1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Pair of stacking stools by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko, circa 1960
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The stacking stool designed by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko was exhibited in “Appartment Life” exhibition in Matsuya Department store in 1958. Targeting an urban life, the fun...
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Beech

20th Century Paolo Buffa Desk and Chair in Wood for Lietti, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Paolo Buffa (Milan 1903-1970), architect and designer, worked in the field of furniture design. Trained in the studio of Ponti and Lancia, from where he borrowed elements of neoclass...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal, Brass

Italian Midcentury Vanity Table with Armchair by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning and very rare Italian small Vanity Table of the 1950s, equipped with mirror and armchair, a real unique piece designed by Vittorio Dassi most likely four-handed together Gio...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

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Velvet, Maple

Vienna Art Deco Josef Hoffman Manner Eight-Piece Salon Suite Set
Located in Forney, TX
A rare Art Deco period eight-piece study suite set in the manner of famous Austrian architect, designer, and Vienna Secession founder Josef Hoffman (Austria, 1870-1956), circa 1920. Exquisitely handcrafted in Austria in the early 20th century, most likely Vienna, featuring fine quality craftsmanship and solid wood construction, featuring Biedermeier inspired Viennese Art Deco styling of simplicity, strict, geometric lines with minimal surface embellishment, instead of ornamentation putting the focus on high-quality materials. The matching eight-piece set comprising a tanker writing desk with inset leather surface, surmounted with raised gallery fitted with drawers flanking richly figured quilted diamond inlay, rising on double pedestals with locking cupboard doors opening to stacked shelved tray interior, affixed with patinated brass pulls and escutcheons, retaining original keys, finished on all sides so it can be placed anywhere in the room, and paired with a comfortable armchair with upholstered seat and backrest. A large eight door bookcase storage cabinet with original glass panels, adjustable shelves, and cocktail drinks bar slide. A centre card table with rectangular shaped canted corner top featuring inset green baize felt games playing surface, over conforming apron fitted with dovetailed drawers, rising on square column pedestal, surrounded by four upholstered side chairs. Dimensions: (approx) 79" High, 65" Wide, 21" Deep (largest, cabinet) PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: Property from the important Estate of Myra Janco Daniels (1925-2022) Naples, Florida. A legendary business woman, philanthropist, and arts advocate who built the institution known today as Artis—Naples and made Naples a cultural destination. Additional info below. Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. Design Signature Auction catalog #8110 Condition Report: Great original antique condition with beautifully aged warm mellow patina. Strong, sturdy and structurally sound. Overall very attractive condition; no significant losses or restorations; wear consistent with over 100 years of age and indicative of use. Delivered cleaned, waxed, hand rubbed polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use and generational enjoyment! ABOUT THE LEGENDARY PREVIOUS OWNER: We normally don't post about the prior owners life, but in the case of Myra Janco Daniels (1925-2022) we felt her incredible story be shared. The arts visionary and advertising Pioneer who helped transform Southwest Florida into a nationally recognized cultural destination, died June 22, three days before her 97th birthday. Daniels was founder and longtime CEO of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts (now Artis-Naples), which since 1989 has brought world-class music, theater, dance, opera, and art to Naples. In 2000, she founded the Naples Museum of Art (now the Baker Museum) on that same campus. After a storied career as an advertising executive in Chicago, Daniels came out of retirement in the early 1980s to spearhead a fund-raising drive for a small classical music ensemble on MarCo Island, which would later become the Naples Philharmonic orchestra. She discovered “a great hunger for the arts,” she later wrote, and soon expanded her fundraising goal to building a permanent home for the orchestra and an arts center for Southwest Florida. Daniels’ vision for the Philharmonic Center was ambitious and unusual – combining world-class performing and visual arts in a single venue. The Community strongly supported the concept, and the Phil, as it became known, gave Naples a national arts profile. Then-First Lady Barbara Bush was in attendance on opening night in November 1989. The Wall Street Journal covered the opening. “Myra Daniels is a dreamer. But unlike most dreamers, Myra is a doer,” the late Muriel Seibert, the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, once said of Daniels. While the arts were a lifelong passion for Daniels, her first career was as a groundbreaking advertising executive in Chicago, where she won national Advertising Woman of the Year honors and was among the first women to head a national ad firm. Daniels said that she used some of the same principles learned in her advertising career to sell Southwest Florida on the arts. “You have to believe in what you’re doing and then you have to get people involved to the point that they feel it’s theirs. That’s what we did.” Born Myra Janco in Gary, Indiana, Daniels was raised during the Great Depression by parents who encouraged her interest in the arts. But her greatest influence growing up was her grandmother Sophie, who, like Daniels, stood only five feet tall but dreamed big. “Sophie showed me what was possible,” Daniels wrote. “Create something that people want and need and you’ll be successful, she said. I always remembered that.” Her grandmother, who ran her own real estate business, experienced some failures “but she always dusted herself off and went back out there swinging. She wanted me to be that way too.” Daniels earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana State and later became an associate professor of marketing at Indiana University, the first woman to hold that position. In her mid-20s, she started Wabash Advertising in Terre Haute, Indiana, which later became affiliated with larger agencies in Chicago and Cleveland. In 1963, she was named executive vice president of Roche, Rickard, Henri, Hurst, Inc. in Chicago. The National Advertising Federation honored Daniels as its Advertising Woman of the Year in 1965, the youngest woman to receive the award. That same year, she became president of a new national agency that she formed with ad man Draper Daniels. The merger was not just a professional one. Draper Daniels, who was responsible for many famous ad campaigns at the time, including the Marlboro Man and was later an inspiration for the Don Draper character on TV’s Mad Men, became her husband in 1967. Myra wrote about their unusual courtship and life together for Chicago magazine, in an article entitled “I Married a Mad Man,” which was included in her book Secrets of a Rutbuster. They ran the Draper Daniels, Incorporated agency, as it was called, until 1977. When Draper wanted to retire to Southwest Florida, Myra Daniels reluctantly left Chicago and advertising, and they settled on MarCo Island. But after Draper died of cancer in 1983, Myra turned her energies to the fundraising Campaign that led to the Philharmonic Center Cultural Complex. Daniels served as CEO of the Philharmonic Center from its inception in the 1980s to her retirement in 2011, building the Phil into a $100 million corporation. During that time, the Naples Philharmonic became a nationally recognized orchestra, with a Grammy nomination, CD and appearances on PBS; and the Naples Museum of Art developed an international reputation. The center also helped change people’s perception of Naples, which had been known mostly for its beaches and golfing. In 2005, Naples was named the Best Small Art Town in America in a book that singled out the Phil. More than just an arts venue, the Philharmonic Center also wove the arts into the culture of the Community, providing public school programs, adult and children’s education classes and workshops, and free concerts throughout Southwest Florida. Edward Villella, legendary dancer with the New York City Ballet and founder of Miami City...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rosewood & Chrome Arc Desk and Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rosewood and chrome arc desk and chair, circa 1960s. Very heavy and well made. The chair is currently being reupholstered and can be completed in your fabri...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Minimalist Outdoor Armchair by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A stylish, minimalist outdoor armchair designed for the younger generation that invites the spontaneity typical of a day to be enjoyed outdoors. ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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