Hovmand Olsen Executive Desk  

That is an excellent desk. Hope that helps.

If you're looking to sell, I'll give you more than what you paid for it.

I would consider it priceless, personally.

I'm sorry I don't have anything substantive to add, seriously. The pulls on the drawers to the right are considerably darker than those on the left. If anything, this doesn't add to the value. Not trying to haggle, so I'll stand by my offer.

Another issue that I notice is that my bar likely won't fit in the space offered on the back side. The shelf to the left cramps the overflow, and so I would have no choice but to stack the rest on top, put it somewhere else, or finally drink it. This is likely a personal issue and doesn't really impact the value of your desk, nor does it necessarily rule out my interest.

Seriously, what happened to those handles on the right? They are practically black. That is strange.

I have had this desk for almost 50 years now never notices the handles being darker, till you guys pointed it out.But in all fairness they are all different shades of brown, the photo's make it look darker. Al my furniture was purchased from Anton Dam in the late 50's and early 60's.
But back to my original question about history and value.

There isn't a lot of history known about Arne Hovmand Olsen. Many of his designs aren't well documented, or documented at all, like this desk.
This forum is not the place to ask about value. And it is under-appreciated how difficult a question that is. Perhaps your best bet is to check ebay for danish teak desk. Look for sold prices. You will probably find a wide range of prices. It can greatly depend on how good and accurate your photos are; whether you will ship; where you are shipping from; how accurate your description is, etc. But that is just an eBay price, and it is likely to be a pretty wide range on this desk. '
I would not compare it to desks by designers like Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Børge Mogensen, Hvidt and Mølgaard, Gunni Omann. That would give you an inflated sense of its value, I think.
You will probably need to take good photos of those handles or a lot of people are going to be uncomfortable buying, because they look very odd in the photos you have shown.

leif Thank you so much for your help