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19th Century French Black Lacquered Wooden Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in Florence, IT
French wooden writing desk with extendable side parts, leather top and draws with central closing
Category
Antique 1890s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Style Rosewood Writing Desk
By Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley style rosewood writing desk.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Black Lacquered with Chrome
Brass Accent 3-Drawer Campaign Desk/ Writing Table
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern lacquered in black, three-drawer Campaign style desk or writing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Black Lacquered Writing Table
Located in Northbrook, IL
Custom Made Mid Century Modern Writing Table in a Hand Rubbed Black Lacquered Finish. Tapered and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Unusual Burl Wood Writing Table or Desk with Black Lacquer Legs
Located in Dallas, TX
Unusual burl wood writing table or desk with black lacquer legs in the style of Milo Baughman
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Italian Writing Desk Attributed to Antonio Fornaroli
By Antonio Fornaroli
Located in Cologne, DE
and manner of the writing desk showing
clear stilistic details of the milan, via Dezza, studio of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Cliff Young Izzy Black Rift Oak and Bronze Writing Desk Console
By Cliff Young Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Izzy Desk, constructed with curved drawer modules, it combines the coolness of the asymmetrical
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
German Jugendstil Period Rosewood Freestanding Writing Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Rectangular desk top resting on a pair of cabinets, each having a door and opposing side decorated
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood, Giltwood, Wood
American Modern Composition Dining Table/Writing Desk, Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Hollywood, FL
The base with starburst and abstract geometric motif overall.
Base: 41Wide, 29 Deep
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Composition
Antique Swedish Rococo Style Writing Desk Early 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Rococo Style writing desk in Black distressed paint finish, cabriole legs, five
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mauser Rundform
Berlin
Writing Desk in British Racing Green, Germany, 1950
By Mauser Werke
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Directors writing desk model Berlin by Mauser Waldeck Germany from the "Rundform" series. Design
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Sicilian Writing Desk in Ebony Embellished with Tortoiseshell Inserts and Silver
Located in Barletta, IT
Writing desk in ebony embellished with tortoiseshell inserts and silver finishes. Drawers along
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silver
21st Century Antigua Writing Desk in Carbalho by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Writing desk with top and chest of drawers in glossy grey color. Under-desktop covered with leather
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Black Drafting Desk
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable Wood Drafting Table
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,200
Black Powder Coated Steel Desk
Located in New York, NY
The Workhorse desk is made from brake-formed 11g steel and is built to last. This desk is
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$2,600 / item
Promemoria Ernest Writing Desk in Leather and Wood by Romeo Sozzi
By Promemoria
Located in Valmadrera (LC), IT
desk. Ernest is a writing desk in wood, with structure in oak or beech. The upholstery is in leather as
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Promemoria Isaac Writing Desk in Leather and Wood by Romeo Sozzi
By Promemoria
Located in Valmadrera (LC), IT
Isaac is a writing desk that belongs to the "Amaranthine Tales" collection, a tribute that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Obsidian Desk - Handcrafted Black Lacquer Desk with Chrome Plinth
By Prieto Studio
Located in London, GB
The steep accents of the Obsidian collection confers its unique design with a sublime and powerful presence, gifting it with a head-turning look and a sharp personality of its own. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Black
By MARCO RIPA
Located in Fermo, FM
Touch me is a monolithic desk.
It comes to life from the joining of two sheets of metal, an upper
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
RS Barcelona Plec Steel Desk, black
Located in Edison, NJ
. Now Plec is a home desk that it’s a pleasure to work at.The Plec desk is suitable for indoor and
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Style Black and Silver Desk
Located in Glendale, CA
French style, black and silver desk is timelessly chic. This desk features a dramatic black and
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Black Lacquer Desk, Italy, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Black lacquer desk, one side with four drawers, the other with V-shaped support, and glass top
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Midnight Desk - Modern Handcrafted Black Lacquer Desk with Steel Legs
By Prieto Studio
Located in London, GB
Like glittering streams of silver flowing down the shadowy contours of the night, the Midnight collection combines the beauty of metal and natural wood in one unique design, unfoldin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
English mahogany writing table on casters, simple turned legs, nice color.
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
$3,900
Desk Painted Black 80
s.
Located in Vulpellac (Costa Brava), ES
Desk in mahogany painted black. Spanish design of the 80s.
Category
20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$5,500
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary, Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hand-Lacquered Black Partner
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
Large black lacquered mahogany partner's desk with identical five drawers at front and back with
Category
Antique 1890s American Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Black Forest Desk and Chair
Located in Berkeley, CA
Gorgeous walnut desk and chair from Bavaria, circa 1840-1860. Cabinet in images is listed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Black Forest Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$6,500 / set
Spanish Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spanish writing table with rectangular top on pierced double scroll-end-supports, joined by double
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
$10,000
Black Lacquered Desk With Blue Glass Top
Located in Sausalito, CA
This beautiful desk has a lacquered black paint and a blue glass top, as well as enough storage
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Lacquer, Paint
Black Lacquer Lady
s Desk in Two Parts
Located in Woodbury, CT
There are two parts to this desk or writing table. The top section includes the mirror, 4 small
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Nayd Desk with Black Glass Top Surface
By Dyan Ditolla Grey
Located in New York, NY
-Blackened steel base and 2" angled black glass.
-Desk has two levels, one for computer and lower
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
$20,000 / item
Black Desk with Drawers, Late 19th Century
Located in Ulft, Gelderland
Antique ebonized desk with drawers.
Desk comes in four parts and is easy to ship.
It has a nice
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
French Art Deco Black Desk, circa 1930
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
French Art Deco black desk circa 1930
This French two drawer desk or library table has an inset
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Art Deco Desk in Black Piano lacquer
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Art Deco desk in black Piano lacquer
A Twin Pedestal Art Deco Desk from France circa 1925 having
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Jean Prouvé Black Compas Desk, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Elegant desk by Jean Prouvé in black color. Produced by Atelier Jean Prouvé in 1950s. Original Oak
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Robin Day Writing Table
By Robin Day
Located in New York, NY
A writing table by British designer Robin Day - 1950, England.
The base is painted black and the
Category
Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
$7,800
Boulevard Desk in Black Lacquered with Leather Top
By Boca Do Lobo
Located in New York, NY
wood, this writing desk features a black leather top, and three drawers with classic cast brass handles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mirror, Mahogany
$10,810 / item
1960s French Black Lacquered and Blue Glass Desk
Located in Sausalito, CA
This beautiful 1960s French desk with lacquered black paint and a blue glass top. This desk
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather Desk, French, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A black stitched leather desk designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s.
This writing table or
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$384 / item
English Regency Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine and unusual English Regency bog oak, amboyna and coromandel writing table.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Timeless 1960s Inspired JFK Desk in Black Ash
Located in Copenhagen, DK
With its pure and simplistic design the 1960s inspired JFK Desk is designed for the stylish home
Category
2010s Slovenian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
$2,530 / item
Art Deco Black Lacquered Desk by Wolfgang Hoffmann
By Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Deco black lacquered desk by Wolfgang Hoffmann. This desk is newly restored.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Organic 2fold black walnut desk With Pencil Drawers
Located in Hobart, NY
2fold black walnut with leather lined drawer and bronze handles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$19,665 / item
Contemporary Desk black Lacquering, Crossed Leather 4 drawers
Located in Modugno, IT
Mark, study desk made in wooden lacquered box covered in crossed leather, gold metal belt and a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Lacquer
Victorian Oak Writing Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Oak with red in lay top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$586 / item
Italian "Deco" Desk with Black Leather Blotter
Located in Birmingham, AL
Italian "Deco" Desk with Black Leather Blotter
Category
20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century, Ebony Writing Cabinet
Located in Wels, AT
A elegant writing cabinet, ebony Wood all-over with bone inlays, the tabletop with hinged draw
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Sergio Rodrigues Caviuna Wood Desk with Black Glass Top
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A solid Caviuna Wood desk from Brazil with two drawers, reverse painted black glass top designed by
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2 and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integ...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$586 / item
Italian Desk in Mahogany and Black Metal, Ico Parisi, 1960
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
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 Leather and Stainless Steel Desk by John Mascheroni
By John Mascheroni
Located in Quogue, NY
This finely executed desk features a leather wrapped top and sides with a single drawer, and is
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Ventus Desk - Modern Black Handcrafted Table made by Prieto Studio
By Prieto Studio
Located in London, GB
Crafted from solid layers of wood, the Ventus table is a distinguished desk that combines a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk, Black Marble, 225x75x75cm Triangular secret compartment Handcrafted, pc1/1
By FELIX SCHWAKE
Located in Bochum, DE
Desk
by FELIX SCHWAKE
FS 418-2
CM L225 B75 H75
IN L88,58 B29,53 H29,53
Grand Antique Marble, black
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
William IV Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Located in Salisbury, GB
A William IV mahogany partners writing table of small size with 4 drawers, raised on carved reeded
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
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Black Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic black writing desk available at 1stDibs. Each black writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and steel. Find 1068 options for an antique or vintage black writing desk now, or shop our selection of 152 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a black writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A black writing desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made black writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Maison Jansen, Paul McCobb and Baker Furniture Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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The average selling price for a black writing desk at 1stDibs is $4,965, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $113,251 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Desks-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 Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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