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Midcentury French Desk in White Oakwood
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury French desk in white oakwood
Desk is made out of white oakwood. It has its natural look all the way at the edges of the desk top and legs are made out of ebonized oakwo...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Ornate French Louis XV Style Two Sided Walnut and Ormolu Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An impressively elegant French Louis XV style walnut and ormolu mounted figural bureau plat desk having herringbone marquetry, rectangular desktop inset with a gilt tooled black leat...
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French Louis XV Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Midcentury French Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury French desk
Desk is rectangular table top, re-upholstered in a new graphite cowhide. It has a chrome trimming at the edges and beautiful wood grain is displaying on the...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Desk, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian desk, 1950s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vittorio Dassi Desk Minimal Geometric Mahogany and Laminate Midcentury
By Dassi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vittorio Dassi desk minimal geometric mahogany and laminate midcentury.
The parts in colored laminate have some defects, see photos.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Mahogany
Louis XV Rococo Mahogany, Satinwood and Bureau Plat Executive Writing Desk
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage midcentury era Louis XV Rococo style executive writing desk made from mahogany, satinwood, and bureau Plat with hand-cast bronze accents. It features three lockable horizonta...
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Spanish Louis XV Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Italian Design Desk Vittorio Dassi Rosewood Brass Feet Glass Top
By Dassi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Articulated Italian design desk Vittorio Dassi rosewood brass feet glass top, 1950.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Black and Grey Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood with Formica, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1960s, Scandinavian Vanity Dressing Table Desk in Teak and Brass, Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful vanity desk made in Scandinavian, Sweden.
This piece is in a very nice and good condition.
It is made of teak with four drawers with brass handles and in the top a flap w...
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Swedish Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1960s, Scandinavian Vanity Desk in Teak and Brass, Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful vanity desk made in Scandinavian, Sweden.
This piece is in a very nice and good condition.
It is made of teak with four drawers with brass handles and in the top a flap w...
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Swedish Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Midcentury Corner Desk
Located in London, GB
A French midcentury corner desk, ebonized, with brass detailing and a charcoal grey leather top.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Carlo de Carli Italian Walnut Desk with Ashlars, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful desk designed by Carlo de Carli, 1950.
Of great beauty and design, the desk is made entirely of walnut wood. The great particularity are its ashlars present at the beginni...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Drafting Table Friso Kramer Wim Rietveld for Ahrend Cirkel, 1950s
Located in Bunnik, NL
Classic Dutch design from midcentury. Designed by Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld. Great as the writing desk. Design Classic, awarded with the "Signe d’Or" in Brussels. The top desk is...
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Dutch Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk with Drawers, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern wooden desk with drawers, 1960s
wooden desk with drawers and curved brass handles.
Entirely restored.
Measures: 130 x 71 x 76 H cm.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
American Designer, Organic Desk or Table, Stained Wood, Iron, America, 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An organic or freeform table or writing table or desk. By an unknown designer, 1950s, America.
Other designers of the period include George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, Charlotte Pe...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Italian Desk in Ebonized Wood and Brass, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Italian desk from the 1950s.
The desk is entirely made of ebony wood. Its peculiarity is in its hexagonal drawers with very elegant and geometric trimmings. Its handle is ma...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Nanna Ditzel, Freestanding Desk in Teak by Søren Willadsen, 1958, Denmark
Located in Munster, NRW
This elegant design by Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel serves as a desk, a writing table, library table, or even a console table in a large space.
The spare, minimal form is delightful fro...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Luxurious Mahogany and Green Tooled Leather Writing Desk with Brass Decoration
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A stunning mahogany bureau plat writing desk that has inset brass ends and a brass molding surround having five drawers, each with brass string inlay and hardware. The reverse side o...
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North American Louis XV Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare French Desk Georges Frydman Mahogany Black Metal Brass, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This rare and beautiful French modernist desk was made by Georges Frydman for EFA editor in the late 1950s. It features a fully mahogany veneer on the asymmetrical top and two drawer...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Thai School Desk with Painted Desktop, North Thailand, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Thai school desk with painted desktop, North Thailand, mid-20th century.
If there are any doubts about the universality of human experience this desktop should lay those to ...
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Thai Folk Art Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Midcentury Drafting Table with Inlay Top
Located in Port Jervis, NY
A decorative drafting table with dimensions of: 28 x 17.75 top. Min. hgt. of 29 with a max of 44, to the bottom of the tabletop. Made out of oak and walnut with a nice banding along ...
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American Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Gio Ponti Writing Table in Oak and Brass from Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Writing table from Banca Nazionale del Lavoro with a structure in oak wood, top in Formica and brass details. In the style of Gio Ponti. Italian manufacture, 1950s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Belgian Wooden Drawing Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden drawing table from Belgium, circa 1950. An intricate mechanical construction allows the broad tabletop to be raised, lowered and angled to a horizontal or vertical position,...
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Belgian Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Jacques Hitier Desk for Mobilor
Located in Meyrin, CH
Jacques Hitier desk for Mobilor, some scratch on the top.
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French Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Friso Kramer Reform Table, circa 1950s
By Friso Kramer
Located in New York City, NY
Friso Kramer reform table manufactured in the Netherlands, circa 1950s. Solid stained wood tabletop sits on an Industrial metal frame. The reform table is a perfect example of Kramer...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Desk Attributed to Paolo Buffa
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Italian midcentury desk or writing table attributed to Paolo Buffa. This sculptural desk has beautifully tapered legs, two side drawers and a shagreen covered center drawer....
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
Italian Little Desk by Vittorio Dassi
Located in bari, IT
Little desk in wood and finishes in brass by Vittorio Dassi, late 1950s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Desk from the 1950s in Solid Oak in Style of Charles Dudouyt
Located in Lyon, FR
French desk from the 1950s in solid oak and veneer.
It can also be used as a dining table and the legs are adjustable.
It has two suspended drawers and the top is inlaid in the shape...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Small Italian Writing Desk with Two Drawers, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
The desk made of stained beech and ashwood has a beautiful back wall and can also be placed in the middle of the room.
It is in very good restored condition.
Italy, 1950s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Beech
1960s, Scandinavian Vanity Dressing Table Desk in Teak and Brass, Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful vanity desk made in Scandinavian, Sweden.
This piece is in a very nice and good condition.
It is made of teak with four drawers with brass handles and in the top a flap w...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Svend Aage Madsen Teak Desk with Front Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen teak desk with front bookcase. Desk has a slight graceful curve with a rolled edge to the back of the desk. Beautiful size and scale! Legs are exp...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Sven Ivar Dysthe Desk in Walnut, Leather and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sven Ivar Dysthe for Dokka Møbler, desk, walnut, leather, steel, Norway, 1960s
This refined desk is designed by the Norwegian designer Sven Ivar Dysthe. The desk has four tubular ...
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Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Helmut Magg Small Desk with Cherry Veneer
By Helmut Magg, WK Möbel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Helmut Magg for WK Möbel, veneerd cherrywood, Germany, 1950s
This ‘lady desk’ by German architect and furniture designer Helmut Magg (1927-2013) breathes the aesthetics of 1950s d...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Wood, Cherry
Helmut Magg Desk for WK Möbel, Germany, 1950s
By Helmut Magg
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Helmut Magg in 1950s and produced by Neue Gemeinschaft für Wohnkultur, WK Möbel and still has the original label in one of the drawers. The design is simple...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Paul McCobb Planner Group Writing Desk and Chair, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Minimalist Mid-Century Modern writing desk and t-back chair
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Black lacquered solid maple des...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Lacquer
Desk by Geraldo de Barros
Located in Milan, IT
Desk by Geraldo de Barros. Brazil, 1950s.
Manufactured by Unilabor. Wood, black painted metal, brass details. Measures: 109 x 52 x h 74 cm
42.9 x 20.4 x h 28.9 in.
Literature: Mo´...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Writing Desk Gio Ponti Inspired
By Gio Ponti
Located in Carpaneto Piacentino, Italy
Sculptured writing desk with green glass top in the style of Gio Ponti.
Large drawer under the top.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Arthur Umanoff Desk
Located in Stockton, NJ
Arthur Umanoff for Raymor desk.
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Maple and Walnut Desk with Drawers by Luigi Claudio Olivieri, 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant and eccentric desk is made of solid wood, with walnut veneer. The six drawers are made of maple wood. Beautiful open construction in the back. This table was produced in...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple, Walnut
Osvaldo Borsani Writing Desk Table Tecno, Italy, 1954
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning large writing desk or desk table designed by Osvaldo Borsani and manufactured by Tecno, Italy 1954. The table has aluminium tripod legs for the stability and the top is made...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jacques Adnet Leather Covered Writing Desk, France, 1950
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Amazing and extraordinary small writing desk designed by Jacques Adnet and manufactured by Atalier Jacques Adnet, France, 1950. This super nice shaped and super quality desk has a br...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Belgian Wooden Work Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden work table from Belgium, circa 1950. Wooden table with broad working surface, two shelves above the tabletop, a sliding drawer, and a shelf below. Veteran of many projects, ...
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Belgian Industrial Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Paul McCobb Style Mid-Century Modern Maple Desk and Chair, 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Minimalist Mid-Century Modern vanity or writing desk and chair
In the style of Paul McCobb
By Robinson Furniture Company
USA, 1950s
Blonde maple desk and chair...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Maple
Gio Ponti Low Table in Wood and Glass for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Wooden low table with drawer, and glass on top designed by Gio Ponti for the offices of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro. Italian manufacture, circa 1950.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gio Ponti Walnut and Brass Desk from 1950s Italian Manufacture
By Gio Ponti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Gio Ponti desk, with a walnut structure and brass details.
Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
With expertise released by Gio Ponti Archive in Milan.
Gio Ponti Arch...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Guillerme & Chambron Oak Desk with Sliding Side Shelves, circa 1950
Located in Roubaix, FR
Solid oak desk by French Designers Guillerme & Chambron for manufacturer Votre Maison (FRANCE) with one sliding little shelf on each sides of 28 cm long.
All in excellent condition.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Faux Leather
French Midcentury Corner Desk
Located in London, GB
A French midcentury corner desk, ebonized, with brass detailing and a charcoal grey leather top.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Gio Ponti Writing Desk for Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro Schirolli, 1950
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Writing desk with a structure in walnut wood and brass details.
Original design for the furniture of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro by Gio Ponti.
Produced by Schirolli, 1950s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Desk Table in Mahogany and Oakwood with Glass Top
Located in Rome, IT
An Italian modern desk manufactured during the 1950s
Made of mahogany and oak.
The condition is original and very good.
A glass pane is placed on the top, this can also be removed.
...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Oak
Louis XV Style French Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Louis XV style carved oak drop front secretary bureau or writing desk, when opened revealing a fitted desk interior with four drawers and a large writing area held by two pull out su...
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French Louis XV Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Rosewood Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen Denmark, 1956
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful shaped Mid-Century Modern boomerang desk.
Design by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik.
Striking Danish design from the fifties.
Solid rosewood and rosewood v...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Italian Library Table in the 18th Century Style Ex Collection Pierre Bergé
Located in Fingest, Oxfordshire
Large 20th century Italian library table in the 18th century style.
The top inset with black leather, the frieze contains two large opposing drawers, one drawer contains a metal l...
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Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1950s Italian Desk Attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Meda, MB
This writing desk was produced in the 1950s in Italy most likely from a design by Paolo Buffa.
It is entirely in black lacquered solid wood with brass key handles and tips.
Origina...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Drop-Leaf Desk or Dining Table by Børge Mogensen, Danish, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Danish modernism free-standing office desk or dining table by Børge Mogensen, made of fined teak top and metal frame, fitted with drop-leaves on each side.
Desk features two 50 cm d...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Ignazio Gardella Model T2 Dining Table
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Ignazio Gardella co-founded Azucena in 1947. Azucena is a well-established Italian brand known for their understated designs. We love the look of the brass base with the beautiful re...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Art Deco Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary vintage Art Deco desk finely crafted out of exotic kingwood with a newly lacquered finish and is fully restored. This writing table is eye-catching features an L des...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Louis XVI Cartonnier Writing Desk with Tortoise Finished Leather
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous desk is made of walnut and features a gold tooled embossed leather top done in a faux tortoise shell finish, circa 1950. The desk has drawers on both sides and is in go...
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French Louis XVI Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Empire Style Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire style mahogany desk with a tooled leather top and brass mounts, made circa 1950s.
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European Empire Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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