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Gae Aulenti for Zanotta "Gaetano" Writing Table, Italy 1970s
By Zanotta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
trestles in black and red enamelled metal.
Timeless object. With its dry and essential design, it combines
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Olivetti Desk 1960
s
By Olivetti
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
Founded in the early 20th century in Italy, Olivetti is an iconic office equipment manufacturer that set new standards in industrial design.
Beyond functionality, the company consist...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,400
Scrivania
Arco
di BBPR per Olivetti Anni 60-70
By Studio BBPR
Located in Milano, IT
Scrivania con doppia colonna di cassetti laterali, in metallo smaltato e piano in laminato plastico effetto legno, cassetti frontali in materiale plastico.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Industrial Leather Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern industrial leather desk with a solid hammered metal base. It has three drawers accented
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
$2,650 / item
1950
s Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk covered with stitched leather
France
Designed by Jacques Adnet.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Lacquered Desk With Leather Top By Kazuhide Takahama For Simon, 70s
By Simon International
Located in Montelabbate, PU
mirror finish of agglomerated wood, with flat-sided joint on lacquered metal. The surface of the top is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,421 Sale Price
40% Off
Soriana Armchair by Afra
Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Cassina, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
support, but takes its shape from the grip of the metal structure that embraces it. In the sweet spot
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$10,066 / item
Arco
desk by BBPR for Olivetti Anni 60-70
By Studio BBPR
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with side drawers, enameled metal and wood-effect plastic laminate top, plastic drawer fronts. Good conditions.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Art Deco / Machine Age eXEcutive Desk, Chrysler Presentation attr, Kem Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very unusual Art Deco / Machine AGE dESK, Retains original metal badge/plaque which reads
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Lochness Desk Table in Oak by Piero Lissoni for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oak
• 158 Black-stained oak
Base:
Metal:
• 407 Chromed
• 01 Matt white
• 04 Matt black
• 71 Matt mud
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Messier 77 Console, 21st Century Modern Luxury Gold and Copper Desk Console
By Privatiselectionem
Located in Sofia, BG
made of bronze liquid metal coated steel and are emphasizing subtlety of the entire design
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Gold Leaf
1970s Bieffeplast Bieffe Y 70 Rodney Kinsman Postmodern Design Quaderna Trestle
By Rodney Kinsman
Located in Biella, IT
Bieffeplast Italy production desk/table "trestle" design years 70 by Rodney Kinsman
Post modern design, never used, new measure ; long 52 inches x W 28 inches and H 28 inches.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Arco Series Typing Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis 60s, 70s
By Olivetti
Located in Padova, IT
Desk designed in the 1960s by Studio BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis.
The desk is complete with a five-drawer chest of drawers. Iconic office furniture that holds a prominent place in th...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Regency Gilt Bronze Mounted Rosewood Writing Table in the style of John McLean
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The bronze-mounted rectangular top with rounded incurved corners‚ above a single frieze drawer‚ raised on a trestle base ending in downswept legs on casters joined by a turned stretc...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
English Mahogany and Gold Accented Roll Top Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style mahogany roll top desk that opens to reveal drawers, letter holders, and a gold embossed leather desk surface, with a gilt bronze filigree gallery top, under ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
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 180 x 42 cm.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Wall-Mounted Desk by Charlotte Perriand, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
organic character. Two discreet black lacquered metal brackets provide support while echoing the
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern School Desk with drawer and Iron Legs, 8 pieces available
Located in Miami, FL
Rare school desk in Arne Jacobsen style.
Very functional piece, you can use as a side table, Childs desk, nightstand or coffee or sofa table, it is very stable .
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
USM Haller Desk Designed by Fritz Haller and Paul Scharer, Switzerland
By Usm Haller
Located in Athens, Attiki
USM Haller table designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1964
A great modern, significant design piece that can be used as a dining table or an executive desk...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Desk Series 9000 by George Nelson for Herman Miller, USA 1960s.
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Depth 231 cm x Height 76 cm.
Materials - Wood, Metal.
Color - Wood,Black, Grey.
Condition of the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Bespoke Industrial Oak and Cast Iron Splay-Leg Table
Located in Oakville, CT
Bespoke cast iron, steel and oak splay-leg Industrial modern style desk, table / table base. Built and cast in the United States. Many wood species and finished are available for the...
Category
2010s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Jacques Adnet - A French 1950s Desk with Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet - A fine French Mid-Century rectangular desk and lamp, with a black lacquered metal
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand bar console Les Arcs 1800 France 1973
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
.
The console is mounted to the wall with two black lacquered metal supports, inspired by the metal base
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fine French 1950s Table by Henri Lancel
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps, Henri Lancel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Mid-Century black lacquered metal base table with a blue formica top.
Designed by
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Table with Scagliola Top, Italy, 2nd Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular table made of black lacquered metal and framed top in scagliola technique. The top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Kobe 1-Drawer Desk
By Galimberti Nino
Located in Milan, IT
frame blends black-varnished metal profiles with bold components in honey-hued walnut wood as the sturdy
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$10,110 / item
1980
s Memphis Style
La Vuelta
Desk by Perry King and Santiago Miranda
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. An incredible half moon, burled 'birds-eye' maple veneer top on a black enameled metal frame with
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Famed Modern Brass and Wood Desk with Marble Drawers
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
kg
Features:
-First grade solid oak
-Alexander black marble
-Brass plated metal
-Two drawers
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
$5,450 / item
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Modernist DESK by THONET, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A rigorous and luxurious small desk, Modernist, Constructivist, Reconstruction, black lacquered
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
JK 204 desk by Jorgen Kastholm for kill international, 1960s Germany.
By Jørgen Kastholm, Kill International
Located in Landgraaf, NL
from veneer and solid chromed metal. 5 deep black laminated drawers that give plenty storage. The top
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Single Desk by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax
By Willy Van Der Meeren, Tubax
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Lemesre.
The black lacquered metal frame with small layers and central storage compartment is
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti worktable / desk, Gaetano-series for Zanotta, Italy Post-Modern
By Zanotta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Stockholm, SE
Worktable / desk with original glass top with two black and red colored metal folding saw horse
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Palisander Desk with a Three Drawers Unit by Jules Wabbes, Belgium, 1960
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
Black Lacquered and chromed metal parts. Palisander and multiplex.
Designed by Jules Wabbes for
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$7,105 Sale Price
20% Off
Secret Desk Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
maple inserts inside in natural finish.
Internal elements and base in metal in matt black finish. Inside
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$41,924 / item
Desk by Geraldo de Barros
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Desk by Geraldo de Barros. Brazil, 1950s.
Manufactured by Unilabor. Wood, black painted metal
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
$14,211
Desk, Made of Walnut by Osvaldo Borsani, 1954
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Berlin, DE
.
the plate and the drawers are made of walnut wood, its construction is made of black lacquered metal
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Shika Desk by A+A Cooren
Located in Geneve, CH
Shika desk by A+A Cooren
Materials: Base in chromed or black lacquered metal. Upper top in green
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,654 / item
Mid-Century Modern Dutch Design Desk, Netherlands, 1960
s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Pierre Guariche designs. Laminated white top on black stained metal frame with wooden panels and wooden
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,533 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Arco Desk set by B.P.P.R for Olivetti 1963
By Olivetti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
also the complete set
Part of the "Arco" series, this sculptural piece features black painted metal
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Teak Console Table or Writing Table, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
from the 1960s.
Black lacquered metal and chrome plated base with teak veneered top.
This wonderful
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$2,605 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s free-standing Desk
Located in Neuss, NW
teak veneer. High-quality metal frame in black, one container in teak veneer, four drawers and a book
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$3,221
Cees Braakman for Pastoe "Made to Measure" Series Executive Desk
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
desk features a black enameled metal riser, brushed steel legs, double stacked drawers with signature
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Desk for two by Luisa
Ico Parisi, 1968
By Brugnoli Mobili Cantú, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Berlin, DE
for Casa Zucca in Como.
The wood is lacquered black and the metal fittings of the drawers are made of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A.R.P. Writing Desk Edition Minvielle France, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
a solid steel frame, painted in black. The metal frame has as a very appealing line play. From all
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1930s Lacquered Bar Console Table in the Style of Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Original 1930s black lacquered table with tubular metal legs in the style of Marcel Breuer. Has a
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Console Tables
Materials
Aluminum
1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
monel top folded around wooden frame, above black enameled sheet metal body, having a single frieze
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Chrome, Enamel, Stainless Steel
Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Table by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Perriand to help with the interiors.
The table frame is in black matt finish metal, the top in matt
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Table by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
help with the interiors.
The table frame is in black matt finish metal, the top in matt finish
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1980s Italian Design Black Metal Base and Travertine Tray Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1980s Italian design black metal base and travertine tray table.
Category
20th Century European Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Italian Desk in Mahogany and Black Metal, Ico Parisi, 1960
By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi
Located in Toulouse, France
1960s desk by the famous Italian designer Ico Parisi, frame in black metal and chrome-plated metal
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Black Metal and Solid Wood Table
By Dustin Kroft
Located in Toronto, Ontario
work. The metal frame is powder coated with a matte black finish.
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,350 / item
Prouve Style Metal Desk with Drawers in Happy Colors, Vd Meeren Style
By Jean Prouvé
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
Prouve style metal desk. A metal desk from Holland. The legs are of black metal. The drawers have a
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Metal
Blackened Writing Desk 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Vienna, AT
Blackened Writing Desk 1950s with mirror and drawers standing on black metal legs with gold colored
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Ben Soleimani Northwood Desk
By Ben Soleimani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
leather blotter top and simple black metal pulls come together to create an exceptional handsome piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$5,093 / item
1960s Pierre Guariche Design "Direction" Model Desk for Meurop
By Meurop, Pierre Guariche
Located in Tourcoing, FR
black metal feet, a plywood tray and drawers thermomolded plastic. In very good state of conservation.
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Yellow Midcentury Dining Table
Located in Brno, CZ
tabletop with rounded corners and the slender black metal legs formed from two circular tubes joined
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
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Black Metal Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of black metal desks available for sale. Frequently made of metal, wood and steel, all black metal desks available were constructed with great care. There are 124 antique and vintage black metal desks for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 38 modern editions to choose from as well. Black metal desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Black metal desks are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Some black metal desks are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller black metal desks, measuring 18 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Aymeric Lefort, Olivetti and Studio BBPR each produced beautiful black metal desks that are worth considering.
How Much are Black Metal Desks?
Prices for black metal desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, black metal desks begin at $525 and can go as high as $61,200, while the average can fetch as much as $4,142.
Finding the Right Desks And Writing Tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
Questions About Black Metal Desks
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The best way to refinish an old metal desk is to start by cleaning the desk. Ensure that the surface is free of dust and rust, then prime the desk with one to two coats of primer. And dependent upon its condition, a coat of any metal paint can freshen up an old metal desk. Browse a wide selection of vintage metal desks on 1stDibs.
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