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Antique Hand-Carved Black Forest Bears Inkstand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This charming antique Black Forest inkstand dates from circa 1880. Beautifully modelled, hand
Category

Antique 1880s Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Wood

Victorian Bronze Mounted Glass Intaglio Seal Set, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The six glass assorted seals and green handle in fitted blue velvet lined leather case.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Antique Walnut Wood Black Forest Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning antique Black Forest inkwell has been made from walnut wood and dates to circa 1900
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Tiffany Studios Style Iridescent Favrile Glass Scarab Paperweight
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco style iridescent favrile glass scarab paper weight In the
Category

20th Century American Arts and Crafts Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Napoleon III Black Lacquer and Gilt Bronze Mounted Writing Table / Center Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Napoleon III black lacquer and gilt bronze mounted writing / center table with a glass top, late
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Executive Desk JK212 by Jørgen Kastholm with complimentary leather chair
By Jørgen Kastholm Preben Fabricius, Alfred Kill International
Located in Highclere, Newbury
the cabinets are finished in black as are many of their desks cabinets. The desk comes supplied with
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Modern Murphy Art Glass Kiwi Bird Paperweight, New Zealand
By Kaj Franck
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Murphy Modern Art Glass Kiwi Bird Paperweight New Zealand Style of Kaj Franck Maker stamped
Category

Late 20th Century New Zealand Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Vintage Green and Yellow Murano Glass Ashtrays
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A gorgeous pair of vintage green and yellow Murano glass ash trays, both with original “Murano Made
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

England Hand magnifying glass / Magnifying lens, Antler and metal
By English Country Antiques
Located in Valladolid, ES
magnifying glass, and gives it a refined air that will perfectly complement any desk set, or even as a
Category

Vintage 1940s English Arts and Crafts Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Gucci Limited Edition Brown Travel Desk Alarm Clock/Watch, Italy, 1980s
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gucci Limited Edition Brown Travel Desk Alarm Clock/watch, 1980s At the bottom signed Gucci "Made
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal, Chrome

19th Century Carved Black Forest Inkwell
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1890 Black Forest carved double inkwell with leaf design and two glass ink pots with carved
Category

Antique 19th Century German Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Wood

Marie France De Saint Felix Fantastic Sculptural Desk or Table, circa 1970
By Marie-France de Saint-Félix
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marie France De Saint Felix Fantastic Sculptural desk or table circa 1970, in excellent condition.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Bronze Art Glass Paperweight After Tiffany, 20th C
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Big Flats, NY
scroll form feet and housing art glass medallion, later added stamp "Tiffany Studios, New York" as
Category

20th Century American Art Nouveau Paperweights

Materials

Metal, Bronze

English Antique Desktop Magnifying Glass Curio
Located in London, GB
A good quality English adjustable magniftying lens. England, c1900s. Ideal desk top curio
Category

Antique Early 1900s British More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Pug Inkwell, 19th Century Dog Carving
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Carving in the Form of a Dog Raised up on his hind legs, the head with original glass eyes
Category

Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Antique Bronze Art Glass Paperweight After Tiffany, 20th C
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Big Flats, NY
collar slight well and housing art glass medallion, later added stamp "Tiffany Studios, New York" and
Category

20th Century American Arts and Crafts Paperweights

Materials

Metal

Rare glass sculpture / letter holder by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt, 1970s Italy.
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Rare large abstract glass sculpture by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt, 1970s Italy. The sculpture was
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Glass

Nice Black Forest Inkwell with Carved Dog
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice black forest carving inkwell with a dog carved high on top. Two glass inkwells.
Category

20th Century German Inkwells

Materials

Wood, Glass

Antique Black Forest Inkwell, Cat, 1920-1930
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful handmade Black Forest inkwell. Around 1920 / 1930. Depiction of a cat. Wood with glass
Category

Vintage 1920s Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Wood, Nutwood, Walnut

Art Deco English Glass Mantle Clock
Located in Devon, England
black vitralite glass, looks very impressive and ideal for most areas including mantle and desk. Gold
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Black Forest Table Paravent, Austria, circa 1890
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Out of the ordinary Black Forest table Paravent from the late 19th century in Austria. This small
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass, Softwood

Cut Glass Silver Plate Stag Inkwell c.1901, Society Miniature Rifle Club
Located in Bath, GB
really "National" meeting at Crystal Palace in 1903. A truly stunning desk accessory dating to the
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Inkwells

Materials

Silver Plate

Italian Murano Black Vase or Pen Holder
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Murano glass smoked vase or pen holder.  
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Murano Glass

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Elm and Walnut Bear Sculpture Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique Black Forest inkwell was crafted in the Alps mountains of France, circa 1880. The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Inkwells

Materials

Walnut, Glass, Elm

Black Forest Ink Well Set - Bear with Cubs
Located in Austin, TX
lid for pen nibs, flanked on opposing sides by faceted, fitted glass inkwells, each capped by a carved
Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Inkwells

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Ceramic Table Lectern Reading Desk Glazed Earthenware Yellow Black
By Apparatu, Xavier Mañosa
Located in Rubi, Catalunya
Handmade stoneware lectern manufactured at the workshop of Apparatu in Barcelona. Different clay bodys are mixed with natural fibers like corn, straw, or heather straw. The pieces ar...
Category

2010s Spanish Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware

Contemporary Ceramic Table Lectern Reading Desk Glazed Earthenware Deep Black
By Apparatu, Xavier Mañosa
Located in Rubi, Catalunya
Handmade stoneware double table lectern manufactured at the workshop of Apparatu in Barcelona. Different clay bodys are mixed with natural fibers like corn, straw, or heather straw. ...
Category

2010s Spanish Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware

Bergen Co. Swiss Black Forest Carved Wood Inkwell with Bird
By C. V. Bergen Co.
Located in Milford, NH
Swiss "Black Forest" carved wood double inkwell with a bird on a naturalistic base of branches and
Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Inkwells

Materials

Wood, Glass

Contemporary Ceramic Table Lectern Reading Desk Glazed Earthenware Green Black
By Apparatu, Xavier Mañosa
Located in Rubi, Catalunya
Handmade stoneware table lectern manufactured at the workshop of Apparatu in Barcelona. Different clay bodys are mixed with natural fibers like corn, straw, or heather straw. The pie...
Category

2010s Spanish Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Abalone, Earthenware, Stoneware

Midcentury Industrial Style Vanity Desk and Bench by United
By United Metal Goods 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage-modern vanity features three drawer two cabinet desk with black glass top and a fold out
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks

19th c. Leather Wrapped Opera Glasses and Case, c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Denmark. Date of manufacture c.1880s Materials and techniques metal, enamel, optical glass. Leather
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Deck in Glass, Steel and Wood, Xavier Marbeau, 1970s
By Xavier Marbot
Located in Perpignan, FR
Xavier MARBEAU Office made of glass, steel and wood from the 1970s. Frame in glass and frame with 2
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Cut Glass

Art Deco Midcentury Chrome and Black Clock
By Hammond Clock Company 1
Located in Petaluma, CA
this quality. This had to be their top of the line model. It has the original bowed glass dial cover.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Black Canetti Camera Clock
By Canetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic post-modern clock by Canetti in the shape of a camera. Clock’s face is set into the cameras lens and body is solid wood with a moving film advance lever. In good vintage ...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Glass, Wood

Huge Rare Antique English Magnifying Glass Lens circa 1910 Decorative Stand
Located in London, GB
Huge rare antique English magnifying glass lens circa 1910 decorative stand. For sale in this
Category

Vintage 1910s British Folk Art Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Vintage Postmodern Handmade Enameled Metal and Glass Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
geometric glass pieces and matching black and blue hands. Currently sitting on a clear acrylic stand but
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Modernist French Glass and Chrome Art Deco Clock
By Japy
Located in Devon, England
French pink glass and chrome clock by Japy. The main body of the clock is chrome with pink glass barley
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Figural Porcelain Dice Desk Ashtray Japan Black and White
Located in Toronto, CA
This mid-century porcelain dice ashtray is a playful yet sophisticated addition to any collection of vintage decor. Made in Japan during the 1930s, this piece showcases the iconic cr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Ashtrays

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century French Wine Bottles, Set of Three
Located in Hook, Hampshire
. Three very early 18th Century French mouth blown wine bottles. Early glass is very hard to beat, the
Category

Antique 18th Century French More Desk Accessories

Materials

Glass

Fontana Arte Mail Holder, Italy, circa 1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Rare Fontana Arte desk accessory in very heavy glass and steel. Made in Italy in the 1950s.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel

A Perthshire Crown Paperweight, 1996
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Crown Paperweight, 1996 Additional information: Date : 1996 Origin : Scotland Features : Red and blue twists alternating with white latticino rods on a ruby ground with...
Category

20th Century Scottish Paperweights

Materials

Glass

19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
realistic red glass inset eyes, original leather collar with a copper buckle. The head is hinged and opens
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Antique 1910 Burroughs Class 1 No 9 Adding Bookkeeping Typewriter Machine
By Burrough s Chicago
Located in Dayton, OH
iron frame with beveled glass.  
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Three English Pug Inkwell
Located in Pomona, CA
Three English pug inkwell with glass eyes two of them have brass inkwell one has glass. Big size 3
Category

Vintage 1910s English Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Large 19th Century French Patinated Spelter Inkwell with Horse
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique horse inkwell was created in France, circa 1880. The desk accessory is made
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Spelter

Antique Royal Standard Typewriter, circa 1921
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An antique Royal Standard typewriter with double glass panels on each side and glass keys
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Steel, Nickel

Antique Corona Four Portable Typewriter C.1926
By L.C. Smith Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
lettering. The keys are nickle with pale yellow porcelain interior and black letters covered in glass. This
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Steel, Nickel

Antique Royal Standard Typewriter, circa 1922
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An antique Royal Standard typewriter with nickel and black keys with white letters. The
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Steel, Nickel

Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Plaque
Located in San Francisco, CA
Grand tour plaque having nine oval very fine tesserae micro mosaic panels of Roman views set into a slate tablet, Italy, 19th century.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Paperweights

Materials

Slate

1950s Earth Core Rotating Teaching Globe, Original Box
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s earth core rotating teaching globe, original box 1950s earth core rotating teaching globe, original box. Sourced from a Czech collector, this is an exceptionally rare earth ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Czech More Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass

Art Nouveau British Inkwell
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Organic antique Art Nouveau double inkwell. With two cut-glass bottles from the UK.
Category

Antique 19th Century British Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Audoux-Minet, Mapmonde, Rope Structure, circa 1960, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
Audoux-Minet, Mapmonde, Composed of a glass sphere covered with a Taride card, Rope structure
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Rope, Glass

Antique Carved Inkwell, Swiss Milk Cow, Late 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This intriguing Black Forest inkwell has been meticulously hand carved from wood and dates to 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Inkwells

Materials

Cut Glass, Wood

Antique Royal Standard No.5 Typewriter c.1928
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An antique Royal Standard No.5 typewriter with glass panels on each side and black and
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Steel, Nickel

Antique Royal Standard No.5 Typewriter c.1928
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Royal Standard No.5 typewriter with glass panels on each side. Nickel keys with
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Steel, Nickel

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Micromosaic Depicting St. Peter s Basilica
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian grand tour micromosaic black marble cartouche outline paperweight of the finest quality
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Paperweights

Materials

Marble

Antique Remington Rand Deluxe Model 5 Typewriter c.1941
By E. Remington and Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original Remington Rand Deluxe Model 5 Typewriter with black, crinkle finish and original
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel, Nickel

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Black Glass Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal black glass desk for your home. Each black glass desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, metal and brass. If you’re shopping for a black glass desk, we have 327 options in-stock, while there are 38 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a black glass desk — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A black glass desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made black glass desk over the years, but those crafted by VG design and laboratory department, Marianne Brandt and René Lalique are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Black Glass Desk?

The average selling price for a black glass desk at 1stDibs is $1,500, while they’re typically $68 on the low end and $42,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Black Glass Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Black glass is a color of glass achieved by adding manganese to the glass batch. Although named black glass, when held to light, black glass is more of a reddish-purple.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    One way to tell if your glass is black amethyst is to hold it up to the light. Black amethyst will appear black until light hits it, and then it will appear as dark purple. You’ll find a large collection of amethysts from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.