Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Black
Le Corbusier L6 Style Table Base for Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier L6 style table base for Cassina.
Selling without glass.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Black Desk Files Drawers, Wood Metal, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Style
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Marajoara desk with drawers and files (optional) is a study on Mid-Century Modern utilitarian furniture, with Brazilian Native Arte Reference.
I...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Müller Desk TB229 in Metal 'Reseda green'
Located in Tilburg, NL
Müller Desk TB229 in Metal 'Reseda green'. Germany, current production.
Beautiful classic looking Müller Desk TB229 showing great craftmanship and quality.
The CLASSIC LINE models ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Paul McCobb #1560 Double Drawer Desk Black Lacquer Finish
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful Paul McCobb planner group #1560 double drawer desk Black Lacquer on maple with aluminum ring knobs solid maple. Desk is in great condition. Very beautiful designed desk on ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Warren Platner for Knoll Writing Desk in Cherry and Black Leather
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, writing desk, cherry, chrome-plated metal, black leather, United States, 1970s.
This writing table with two drawers and an extendable panel...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Style Black Lacquered Desk
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century style black lacquered desk with brass trimmed edge and 4 drawers supported on 2 rectangular pedestals centering a v...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Black Bamboo Desk Vivai del Sud Italia 1970s Black Crystal Top
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small black bamboo Ddesk Vivai del Sud Italia 1970s Black crystal top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Crystal
Original Eliel Saarinen for John Stuart, Black
Located in Miami, FL
Original Eliel Saarinen for John Stuart. Original condition, desk has some chips, scratches and spots. We can help with refinishing.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
J. Wade Beam "Ponte" Lacquered Desk
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern high gloss navy blue "Ponte" desk with an oval top having a glass top & a single drawer supported on a single side round pedestal base with two drawers. (J. WADE B...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Lacquer
1970s Modern Italian Chrome and Glass Vanity Table & Seat
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful midcentury Italian vanity table and stool set from the 1970s. Architectural in the design of a column of ten tiers of chrome bars. E...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian 1980s Mid Century Style Black Lacquer and Brass Desk with Two Drawers
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1980s mid century style black lacquer and brass desk with two drawers with brass handles.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Desk, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage italian desk made from a chrome frame and brown felt.
Attractive desk with seventies vibes.
Good overall condition.
Very much in th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Unique Pierre Vandel Paris Burgundy Console Table, France 1970s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique Pierre Vandel Paris Burgundy Lacquered French console table made from aluminum and glass. In burgundy aluminum with beautiful Gold accents, marked. Featuring one drawer and glass tier. With some light wear due to age and use. Pierre Vandel was a French interior designer of the 70’s, and acquired furniture that represents the taste of the period and also gives a collector’s touch to a contemporary house. Pierre Vandel was based in Paris and in the 1970s he also opened a contemporary showroom...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Pedestal Desk
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage modern pedestal desk features the iconic mid-century design of Paul McCobb. Single sided writing desk offers two drawers for storage and organization and a spacious formica-style top for work. Slender tapered legs and unique McCobb drawer pulls...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern Curved Black Leather Writing Desk by Nancy Corzine Fusion Desk
Located in North York, ON
Modern curved black leather writing desk by Nancy Corzine Fusion Desk. Original Nancy Corzine fusion desk, masterfully restored in a polished high gloss bl...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Anna Desk in Black Limed Oak, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Anna desk is an imposing and elegant writing desk. With a high gloss lacquered body that contrasts with the brushed oak top and feet with lime finish. The delicate brass details add ...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Marcel Breuer Style Desk 1950s Mid-Century Modern
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Lucca, IT
Marcel Breuer style desk 1950s Mid-Century Modern.
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1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Wonderful Milo Baughman style Black Lacquered Rosewood Desk Chrome X Base
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Milo Baughman style West Michigan Furniture (from their 'Dimension 1' collection) black lacquered and rosewood desk with chrome X base. We actually love the original finish...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Parchment Secretary Desk in the Style of Aldo Tura, Italy 20th Century
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning Italian secretary desk in the style of Aldo Tura. This desk features a lacquered parchment finish in a deep brown hue with subtle col...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Olavi Hanninen Vintage Black Brutalist Table Desk in Elm
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Olavi Tapio Hänninen (14 December 1920, in Lapinlahti – 16 June 1992 in Espoo) was a Finnish designer and interior architect.
Olavi Hänninen's design projects ranged from furniture to trams and church silverware, including total interior designs for many public facilities. His modernist designs also included tables and chairs, and he was well recognized for his work on the Palace Hotel interiors together with Antti Nurmesniemi and Olli Borg. Hänninen designed a renowned plastic chair with metal structure for the hotel's cafe. In the 1970s his designs included the new Valmet Nr I trams for Helsinki City Transport.
Before starting his own design office in 1961, Hänninen worked at architect Viljo...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Wim Rietveld Pyramid Table Large Ahrend de Cirkel 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large 'Pyramid' table designed by Wim Rietveld and produced in the Netherlands by Ahrend de Cirkel in 1959. The overall condition is good, but as you can see on the pictures, the tab...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Large Desk Table Guy Lefevre Maison Jansen Black Lacquer Brass 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
A unique Maison Jansen black lacquered desk table designed by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen in the mid-1970s. It features a black lacquer top with neoclassical inspired brass inlays,...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova, 1960s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Desk with chest of drawers by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova, steel base, 3 drawers and top in black painted honeycomb.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Warren Platner for Knoll Executive Desk with Black Leather Top
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, desk, leather, steel, oak, United States, 1973
This heavy, sturdy desk is designed by the American modernist Warren Platner. He is most known for his airy ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Pen Shell Desk or Writing Table by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic sleek Mid-Century Modern desk crafted in a pen shell mosaic with three drawers in the case having brass highlights on elegant legs with ball feet. Signed Maitland-Smith in drawer.
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Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shell
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Desk, Newly Refinished
By Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Solid black lacquered birch, wit...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mini Willy Van Der Meeren Writing Desk for Tubax
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini Willy Van Der Meeren Industrial desks for Tubax. Printed formica top with solid black enameled metal frame in original condition with visible wear and ...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Custom Italian Mid-Century Style Black Lacquered Desk in the Style of Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Italian mid-century style black lacquered desk with brass trimmed edge and 4 drawers supported on 2 rectangular pedestals centering a v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Gorgeous Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Dining Table Desk the Style of Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Outstanding Adrian Pearsall sculptural Brutalist dining table. Gorgeous in person, this piece is also well crafted with sculpted resi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Rare Desk Set by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis, circa 1960
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare desk set by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis, including a desk, a storage unit, an office chair, a lamp and a wastepaper basket
storage unit: 76 x ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Black Lacquered Steel Curule Base Writing Table with Brass Appointments
Located in Chicago, IL
Matte black lacquered steel curule form writing table, with lower back stretcher and multiple brass ball details. Triple beveled ogee edge glass top is one-half inch thick. With a na...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern French Black Lacquered Metal Table or Desk
Located in London, GB
Unusual French industrial style black lacquered metal dining table or desk.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Executive Desk by C. Gaillard & H. Lesetre for TFM, France, circa 1965
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Firmly structured executive desk by Claude Gaillard and Henri Lesetre for T.F.M. The desk has a lacquered rosewood top, a brushed aluminium frame, four ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Custom 1950s Wall Mounted Modernist Writing Desk
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique handmade custom wall-mounted writing desk made in the 1950s. Solid birch construction with patinated brass accents and a smooth black laminate desk surface that folds up when ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
John Widdicomb for Mastercraft Black Lacquered and Brass Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This Classic writing table or desk by John Widdicomb for Mastercraft. Composed of a large black lacquered wood top with canted corners that sits atop a brass frame. Brass legs swoop ...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1960 Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Brushed Steel Crystal Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
This modern Italian design desk, has been made in Milano, in circa 1960, an item of the ones custom made produced specially for the store Rinascente Milano.
Slim and modern shape, w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Table
Located in Paris, FR
Charlotte Perriand, Table, 1956-1959
Metal and grey laminated wood top
Provenance: Fondation Franco-Brésilienne, CIUP, France.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Dining Table with Black Steel Frame and Sandblasted Glass Top
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very elegant dining table that makes a clear architectural statement with its wonderfully detailed black steel frame. The top consists of two glass plates that have been sandblasted....
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Modern Neoclassical Ebony & Leather Desk /Writing Table, JeanMichel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical desk in the style of Jean-Michel Frank. The piece was hand made by a small French workshop and is original in design, handsome and f...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
1960's Anglo Chinese Bamboo Parquet Hardwood Campaign Desk
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous stained bamboo and hardwood campaign desk with five drawers. Finely detailed parquet work on top, sides and back of desk. Solid brass curved handles. Brass sabot detail to c...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large French Mid-Century Modern Studded Leather Desk, Pierre Lottier
Located in New York, NY
An important midcentury style desk entirely covered in maroon leather and studded with bronze tacks including a leather pencil drawer. A unique, sleek statement blending modern and M...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Fine French 1950s Rosewood Dining Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French mid-century rosewood rectangular dining / writing table with rounded corners and refine bronze details.
Possibility of 2 end extension leaves (to be made)
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Unique Midcentury Style Floating Top Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Italian style desk makes a unique and stylish workspace for home or office. Two sets of drawers make for ample storage options, while the spaci...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
George Nelson Herman Miller Drop Leaf Gate Leg Dining Table or Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
A rarer find in original black finish. Clever design by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Measures: 40" depth
29.75" height.
64.75" long unfolded
41.5" half folded
18.5" folded.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Italian Modern Neoclassical Carved Wood & Glass Console, Attr to G. Ulrich
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Exquisite Italian Midcentury console or writing table attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, circa 1940-1950 uniting Modern, Neoclassical and Art Deco sensibilities. The console ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1940s Paul Frankl Eight-Drawer Desk Art Deco Style By Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Paul Frankl designed eight-drawer desk for the Johnson Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Re-furbished and newly lacquered cork top, in a satin lacquer white finish.
Body of desk also mahogany brown finish. Handles appear to be bakelite, with brass brackets, also newly polished.
Exposed concave cut-out to center back of desk for storing books, much like a sculptural effect of a Sol LeWitt or Donald Judd floating square cut-outs piece of art and we say art, because it is an art form to pull off stunning design, with function as the forefront to any furniture, as the body floating has an ethereal quality. As does the body of the desk prove...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk /Writing Table by Jacques Adnet 1940
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important French mid-century 1940's desk or writing table by Jacques Adnet symbolizing the iconic Modern Neoclassical nature of French 1940's design. This elegant, sober tab...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Custom French Mid-Century Style Cerused Oak Desk, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Sober, elegant and practical French mid-century desk or writing table in the modern neoclassical spirit. The piece is in oak and has been double cerused with light and dark pigments.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Custom French Modern Neoclassical Carved & Cerused Oak Desk, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant French Miid-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk in the style of Jean Michel Frank for Maison Jansen circa 1930. The writing table is a work combining exceptional design, time...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Excellent Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Classic roll top desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with leather footrest. This stately executive desk is beautifully constructed of rosewood and mahogany. With two sliding roll-tops,...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Black Lacquer Desk by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French midcentury desk or writing table in the modern neoclassical taste by Maison Jansen with a black lacquer base and black laminate ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Mahogany Campaign Desk by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
This rare and exquisite French Modern neoclassical Campaign desk or writing table by Maison Jansen is a master work of design and craftsmanship balancing form, function with a subtle...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Italian Brown Parchment Veneer Desk
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1940/1950s brown parchment veneer desk with brass trimmed edge and 4 drawers supported on 2 rectangular pedestals with a vanity panel. (ALDO TU...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Minimalist Table by Katavalos, Littel and Kelly
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Minimalist desk or table fashioned from a rectangular slab of black granite perforated by stainless steel column legs.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite, Steel
Mid Century Modern French Black Lacquered metal table or desk
Located in London, GB
Unusual French industrial style black lacquered metal dining table or desk.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Midcentury Iron Dining Table with Cantilevered Glass Top by Saint Gobain
By Saint Gobain
Located in New York, NY
A French Mid-Century (1930) Modern Industrial iron table that works as dining table, center table, large desk with a cantilevered top of St. Gobain glass that is sheathed in an iron ...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Kneehole Desk in New Black Piano Lacquer Finish
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Stunning T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings kneehole or double pedestal desk in new black piano lacquer finish.
The desk is equipped with 3 drawers in each pedestal and a middle drawer mounted ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Walnut, Lacquer
'Pistole et Chiavi' "Pistols and Keys" Desk by Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
'Chiavi et Pistole' desk designed by Gio Ponti (1891-1979) and Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). A stunning black lacquer four-drawer desk on brass sabots. Printed with pistol and key mo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Mid-century Modern desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks and writing tables, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Lawson-Fenning, Charlotte Perriand, and Paul McCobb. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $299 and tops out at $184,000 while the average work can sell for $4,773.
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