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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
Cantilever Series Desk by Phaedo, Natural Black Walnut
By Morgan Spaulding
Located in Saugerties, NY
The Cantilever desk is inspired by classic Bauhaus design.
The Cantilever desk is a simplified
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1940s Bauhaus Steel Tube Desk Lacquered Black by Slezak
Located in Berlin, DE
A 1930s Bauhaus Functionalism writing desk black lacquered.
Category
20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
17th Century Spanish Oak Writing Table
Located in London, GB
Oak writing table, the single piece top raised on four slightly splayed square section legs united
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair of Louis XV Style Double-Sided Black Lacquered Desks
By Romeo
Located in London, GB
Pair of ebonized lacquered desks with gilt ormolu mouldings and tooled red Moroccan leather tops.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Pierre Jeanneret Office Administrative X-Leg Desk with Black Leather Inset
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in BREST, FR
Pierre Jeanneret, rare X-shaped leg desk designed for various administrative buildings in
Category
Vintage 1960s Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Teak
Gio Ponti Wooden Desk in Black Opaline Glass by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lugano, CH
Gio Ponti
Wooden desk in opaline black glass
Produced by Isa for the Italian National Bank of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1800
Located in Salisbury, GB
George III mahogany writing table,
circa 1800.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Desks and Writing Tables
Modern Black Walnut Burl Curved Desk with Leather Inset
Located in Hobart, NY
Walnut burl veneered desk, with 2 pencil drawers and leather worktop.
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$21,563 / item
Black Lacquer and Red Contemporary Stiletto Shoe Desk or Dressing Table Vanity
By Splinter Works
Located in Bath, GB
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With its timeless, Classic black colorings, and contrasting iconic hot red sole, the Stiletto desk
Category
2010s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern Office Desk Black Hidden Side Storage Wood &Natural Wood
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
The 1987 Desk is a mid-century modern masterpiece that takes you on a journey back to a time when
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Wr...
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Chinese Export Carved and Gilded Black Lacquered Desk and Chair
Located in Antwerp, BE
A sensationally chic Chinese export dual pedestal desk with matching chair .The classically British
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Scandinavian Desk
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk in an Industrial style, designed in 1970 in Sweden. The wooden top was restored, repolished
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
$2,200
Minerva Desk
By FBC London
Located in London, GB
The Minerva desk has been named after the Roman Goddess of wisdom, poetry and the arts. The top has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writi...
Materials
Bronze
$22,980 / item
Mid-Century American Modern Black Maple Desk and Drawers by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Hudson, NY
This beautifully proportioned desk was designed by Paul McCobb in the 1950s.
The desk is equipped
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Italian Midcentury Parchment Desk Tan with Black and Gold Beading
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern design desk.
Italian desk in a tan parchment with black and gold beading.
Very
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Fabulous Mid-Century Polished Steel Desk with Black Marble Top by Leon Rosen
By Leon Rosen
Located in Water Mill, NY
Fabulous Mid-Century polished steel two-drawer desk with black marble top. The "Mezzaluna
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Svrian Lattice Desk
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Svrian Lattice Desk
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
$10,900
Alberto Rosselli Desk
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Desk designed in 1960 by italian architect Alberto Rosselli for Arflex, Italy. Wenge wood, brushed
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
$3,250
Jacques Adnet Red and Black Leather Desk, Bamboo Style Metal Frame, French, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A large red and black desk designed by Jacques Adnet in France in 1950s.
A rectangular tray
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Desk, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Graceful desk Italian 1950s wooden top with a central drawer, iron legs lacquered black, brass feet
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,960
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Black, glass
golden base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
drawers on either side that provide ample storage space.
The top desk finish is made of MDF black matt
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Black, glass
chrome base.
By Marco Zanuso Jr.
Located in PARIS, FR
drawers on either side that provide ample storage space.
The top desk finish is made of MDF black matt
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Hayche WW Desk Oak
Black, United Kingdom, Made to order
Located in Liverpool, GB
birch plywood with oak edge
Finish - Lacquered top, edge & legs in black RAL 9005
Dimensions - H75cm x
Category
2010s British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Plywood
Small English Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Mahogany desk with one drawer. New green leather top, original brass casters and handles.
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
$3,740
Printz Desk in Ivory Parchment and Black Oak by Elan Atelier (preorder)
Located in New York, NY
Made to order elegant writing desk or makeup table. Ten weeks production, plus international
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Ribbon Sapele Cello Executive Desk with Silver Leaf and Black Granite
By Lee Weitzman
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite executive desk features a semi-circular black granite inset top with a sunburst
Category
Early 2000s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite, Silver Leaf
Chromed Steel, Leather and Glass Writing Table, France 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
A chromed steel, leather and glass writing table. France 1970
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desks and Writing Tables
Desk in Solid Black Ash and White Carrare Marble - om34 by Mjiila
By Olivier Moravik
Located in PARIS, FR
Om34 is a radical geometrical desk in solid brushed wood whose board is pierced by a piece of white
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
English Desk with Decoupage
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
1900s English desk with later applied decoupage.
Category
Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Desks and Writing Tables
Biedermaier Lacquerd Parchment, Ebony and Bronze Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Biedermaier lacquerd parchment, ebony and bronze writing table, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Jean Prouvé Dactylo Desk No. BD 41
Black Standard Chair Circa 1948
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Jean Prouvé Dactylo desk no. BD 41 & black standard chair Circa 1948
Rare and important mid
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Folding Aluminium Military Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful aluminium folding military desk that breaks-down or folds-up for portability and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
English Leather Top Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A small English Desk with tan leather insert and 2 drawers with brass hardware
Category
Early 20th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
$3,680
Ebonised and Chrome Art Deco Desk with Original Black Inset Leather Top
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
An ebonised and chrome Art Deco desk with original black inset leather top.
French, circa 1930
Category
Vintage 1930s French Desks and Writing Tables
Aldo Tura Parchment Desk
By Aldo Tura
Located in Lazzate (MB), IT
Tura desk finished with goatskin col tobacco high gloss.
With three drawers.
Size 185 x 90 x 76
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Goatskin
$12,790
Georgian Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Towcester, Northamptonshire
An attractive mid to late eighteenth century mahogany kneehole desk having an inset leather top
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Organic Black Walnut Character Grade Slab Desk with Heart Growth Pin Cabinet
Located in Hobart, NY
Black walnut character grade slab with timber plinth, one pencil drawer and cubby.
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Walnut
Antique French Painted Writing Table with Two Drawers, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first!
An antique French painted writing table circa 1900 with two drawers standing on
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint
Early 18th c. Mahogany Centre Writing Table / Bureau Plat .
Located in Milan, IT
Very elegant ,early 18th France centre bureau plat, with leather top, also in the two pull out slides, gilt bronze trim, and two drawers with original key.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Chrome Mountain Man Desk
By Karpen
Bros., R.J. Horner
Co., L
Esperance Design
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An exact replica of an American Carved Mahogany Man of the Mountain
Desk, late 19th century
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Composition, Chrome, Steel
$31,100
Paul Frankl Attr. Art Deco Curved Desk Black Lacquer Silver Grooves with Drawers
By Paul Frankl
Located in Newburgh, NY
Curved desk in black lacquer silver grooves with drawers. Attributed to Paul Frankl. Classic Art
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Javo Desk with white oak matte finish
Japanese joints and black coated steel
By Studio Bermúdez
Located in Mexico City, MX
Javo is a beautiful light desk that comes with or without drawer as the client specifications. The
Category
2010s Mexican Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Style Capri Desk in White with Black
Gold Detail and Lucite Legs
By Modshop
Located in Compton, CA
Modshop Capri desk has gone glam. Not only does the Capri collection represent the best of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite
Danish Rosewood Desk, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
This rosewood desk is an interesting piece on many levels.
Firstly, the desk is made of dark
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Midcentury Goat Skin Wrapped Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This desk is a true stand out. The top, the sides, and details on the front are covered in a
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
French Louis XVI Style Desk
Located in Cambridge, MA
French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany desk with five drawers, tapered legs, and leather
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Chocolate Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Pedestal Desk
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
An imbuya burl veneered, gilt and chinoiserie painted pedestal desk, the rounded rectangular top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Vietnamese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Joaquim Tenreiro Vintage Brazilian Hardwood Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning vintage rosewood desk by Joaquim Tenreiro. This piece has been finished in a rich hand
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Desk and Chair by Alfred Hendrickx
By Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Milan, IT
Desk and chair by Alfred Hendrickx
Belgium, 1958
desk: lacquered wood base and top, teak, two
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fabric, Teak
JULES WABBES Desk, solid wenge top
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Antwerp, BE
JULES WABBES Desk , solid wenge top
1960, ATELIER UNIVERSEL
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Streamlined Desk Mauser, Germany, 1949
By Mauser Werke
Located in Berlin, DE
For best quality and highest durability stood the German manufacturer of premium class Mauser in Kassel. As furniture for executive offices, the Rundform furniture were designed.
Ev...
Category
Vintage 1940s German Streamlined Moderne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Paul McCobb Five-Drawer Pedestal Desk
By Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Solid maple Paul McCobb Planner Group five-drawer desk with brass conical pulls.
Paul McCobb
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Vintage circa 1870
s ladies desk
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage ladies desk is made with burl & rosewood veneers & is designed with a floral marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Modernist Desk Hansen Berlin, 1950
By Hansen
Located in Berlin, DE
From the Berlin top-manufacturer Hansen comes this practical, small desk. With the three on wheels
Category
Vintage 1950s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Desk Made of Walnut, Steam 24
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large desk made of walnut.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese black lacquer over wood desk / writing table. Four drawer front. 19th Century. Circa 1850s
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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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 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 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 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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