Professional Art Deco Mid Century Desk by Stow and Davis

Executive Art Deco Mid-Century era desk, extremely well made in America (Grand Rapids, Michigan) by Stow & Davis.  Asymmetrical shape with single pedestal bases with an amorphous kidney-shaped top echoes this classic early Art Deco era by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller. Very nice walnut veneers and lots of drawers for just about everything:   There are a total of 5 drawers; including the center desk drawer with lots of possibilities for separation, coins, etc. Great original hardware in painted black finish.which allows complete control over all the drawers.

I’ve had a few of these over the years but never this asymmetrical shape relating to the bottom. Look how the right side is carved in a somewhat graceful way. It supports the top but does not have the typical double-sided stack of drawers usually seen in this model.

I know this desk very well as I had a similar model I used for about 12 years and sold it after we moved out from our San Francisco location. This one has been restored and we recently refinished to the top and appears to be in overall excellent condition. Along with being a gorgeous desk it also has a story. This is a similar desk to the one Thomas Francis developed the flu vaccine on and Jonas Salk worked at during field trials of the Polio vaccine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. That desk was refinished to be displayed at the University of Michigan museum.