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Belgian Art Nouveau Desk and Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Belgian Art Nouveau desk and armchair in ebonized oak, circa 1905, in the manner of Gustave
Category
Antique Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Art Deco Leather Desk, Dark Grey
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Art Deco style shagreen embossed leather desk in a dark antiqued grey. With gilded
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
$2,615 / item
English Regency Lacquered Chinoiserie Partners Desk
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style red lacquered chinoiserie decorated knee hole partners desk with green
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
"B286" Desk By Bruno Weil For Thonet
By Bruno Weil
Located in London, GB
A modernist B286 desk designed by German designer Bruno Weil for Thonet circa 1930.
Blue
Category
Vintage 1930s Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Alexandra Von Furstenberg Blacksmith Acrylic Desk Sawhorse Table
By Alexandra Von Furstenberg
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic opaque black acrylic sawhorse blacksmith desk or writing table designed by Alexandra Von
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Lucite
$3,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Rustic Continental Antler and Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic style Continental German (late 19th Century) antler and oak kneehole desk with antler
Category
Antique 19th Century German Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather, Antler
Large L Shape Customizable Contemporary Corner Study Desk
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful large L Shaped Study desk made with a deep burgundy powder-coated steel frame and a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century Biedermeier-style Desk, Germany
Located in New York, NY
Small desk with a burlwood veneer and black lacquered writing surface. The desk stands on ebonized
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Biedermeier Ebonized Oval Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1825) ebonized oval top table desk with maple trim and pearwood inlaid
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Pearwood, Maple
J1 Blackened Steel Desk by Edelman New York
Located in New York, NY
The hot rolled J Desk is New York sleek. She's hot and cool, smooth and effortless. Dark, but
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$27,500 / item
Stratos Desk by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
with recurrent modular volumes, these tables, consoles and desks, feature and convey a sense of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
$7,000 / item
Design Desk, French Designer Charly Bounan
By Charly Bounan
Located in Geneve, CH
Charly Bounan, is a Parisian designer renowned for its refined creative style and the important eclecticism of its influences.
As an art dealer and designer he worked closely with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin
$64,747 / item
1950
s Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
Chocolate and caramel brown leather
France
Category
Vintage 1950s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
M_016 Desk / Lava Stone by Monolith Studio
By Monolith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carved from a single block of lava stone, the M_016 Desk's minimalist form and powerful silhouette
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Tolix Flap Desk Indoor Painted in Graphite
By Tolix, Sebastian Bergne
Located in Shakopee, MN
- The tolix flap desk, imagined by Sebastian Bergne, is the ideal size for small spaces. Store
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Studio BBPR for Olivetti
Spazio
Desk with Return
By Giorgio Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
. Today the desk of the 'Spazio' series is featured in MoMA permanent collection. The legs end in black
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Ernest H. Igl for Bayer AG
Hadi
Desk
By Ernest Igl
Located in Waalwijk, NL
stylistic realization into account, this writing desk feels retro, without clashing with contemporary
Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plastic
Louis XV Gold and Bronze Desk, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Small desk with drawers. Finely decorated with gold and fake turtle, Boulle style. handles and
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$1,186 Sale Price
44% Off
Meccano Metal Desk - Headboard, Collectible Italian Furniture, Spinzi Milano
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Spinzi Meccano - Bedroom Desk - Headboard Writing Table
Headboard-Desk from Spinzi's Meccano
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$3,118 Sale Price
10% Off
Exotic Peacock Feather Top Ormolu Desk
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
Classic design meets exotic opulence. French cabriole legs and exquisite metal ormolu support an exuberant peacock feather surface.
Category
2010s Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$23,310 / item
Stunning French Art Deco Two-Tone Desk
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Gorgeous French Art Deco two-tone desk table. Having beautiful Deco lines and silver hardware. All
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Faux Crocodile Leather Desk Bronze Glass Inset
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning faux crocodile clad desk with a bronze glass inset. The leather is beautifully hand sewn
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Glass
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
EPIC Bronze and Steel Desk by Soraya Osorio
By Soraya Osorio
Located in Vero Beach, FL
EPIC Semi-Circle Metal Desk — Aged Bronze
Black Bronze Steel
The EPIC semi-circle desk
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel, Bronze
$28,850 / item
French Art Deco Desk and Chair Set
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant Art Deco desk and chair set, in ebonized wood, carved with bold foliate motifs. The desk
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$10,443 / set
Müller Desk TB229 in Metal
Reseda green
By Müller Möbelfabrikation
Located in Tilburg, NL
Müller Desk TB229 in Metal 'Reseda green'. Germany, current production.
Beautiful classic looking
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writin...
Materials
Metal
$4,820 / item
Industrial Design Executive Metal Desk, Customizable, Germany, 2018
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Industrial design executive metal desk, customizable, Germany, 2018.
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Contemporary one of a kind Cherry Mulholland Desk
Located in 1204, CH
With a keen interest in the uncomfortable relationship between intimacy and voyeurism, Middernacht & Alexander thrive on investigating the psychological aspects of everyday life. Per...
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Desk by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax, 1950s
By Tubax, Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
, a lot of these disappeared and where discarted.
The desk is made out of black metal and a formica
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement Roll Top Desk
By Herter Brothers
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian Aesthetic Movement ebonized roll top lady's desk with gallery top upper section
Category
Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Desk English Leather Brown Mahogany 18th Century England
Located in New York, NY
18th Century. Made in mahogany with brass hardware and leather covered writing desks.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,000 Sale Price
58% Off
Pixel Desk by Morgan Clayhall, sculptural steel and marble
By Morgan Clayhall
Located in Toronto, CA
The Pixel Desk is designed and finish by hand in our Toronto studio
The Pixel Desk is designed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
anticipated today’s home offices and mobile computers: The compact tubular steel desk S 285 that he designed
Category
2010s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$13,039 / item
Starblack
Desk and Cabinet by Guido Faleschini, 1970s
By Guido Faleschini
Located in London, England
For i4 Mariani, Italy
Leather topped desk with recessed aluminium channel spanning the width. With
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
$17,115 / item
Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Desk in painted aluminium with laminate top from Carlotti.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard
Category
Vintage 1950s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Carved Fruitwood Leather Top Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and large antique Desk with great form. The very well made rectangular desk with a slightly
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
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
Saporiti. Brutalist and minimalist desk in glass and concrete. 1970s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sergio and Giorgio Saporiti
Rectangular desk in Brutalist and Minimalist style, consisting of a
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Modernist Metal Desk, Lacquered Steel, Aluminium, Nano-Plate Top, Customizable
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist metal desk made of lacquered steel, aluminum and a nano-plate top.
Customizable
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
A " Washington " Desk by Jean Michel Wilmotte France 1980s
By Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Located in HYÈRES, FR
An important desk by Jean Michel Wilmotte France 1985s
Editor : Academy
Radical and Industrial
Category
Vintage 1980s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Guialmi for Architonic Modern Lacquered
Wood Grain
Origami
Executive Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Modern L-shaped \'Origami\' form executive desk with an open bracket-shaped desktop
Category
20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Raw Steel Desk in Handcrafted Colorless Varnished Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Desk raw steel in handcrafted
steel, dark finish. French manufacture,
colorless varnished.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Bespoke Executive Metal Desk, Lacquered Metal, Industrial Design, Germany, 2018
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Metal executive desk in a classic industrial design. The timelessly simple form with two drawers
Category
2010s German Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Unique Desk in Bronze by Jacques Jarrige, 2006
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
The Parade desk is a unique sculptural piece by Jacques Jarrige that merges function with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Layered Parkerized Steel Desk II by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Layered parkerized steel desk II by Hyungshin Hwang.
Dimensions: D 150 x W 90 x H 75 cm
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$15,664 / item
Large Layered Parkerized Steel Desk by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Large layered parkerized steel desk by Hyungshin Hwang
Dimensions: D 310 x W 100 x H 75 cm
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$33,940 / item
Layered Parkerized Steel Desk I by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Layered parkerized steel desk I by Hyungshin Hwang.
Dimensions: D 200 x W 100 x H 75 cm
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$19,580 / item
1960s Friso Kramer Style Industrial Desk Teak Formica Top by Werzalit
By Friso Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial work desk attributed to the Friso Kramer style manufactured by Werzalit in Austria
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Simmons Brushed Steel Sheraton Series Desk Vanity Set
By Simmons Company Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, Sheraton Series vanity or desk set by Simmons Company Furniture features an
Category
Early 20th Century American Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1950s Stitched Leather Desk and Stool by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s Stitched leather desk with his stool.
All set designed by Jacques Adnet.
Category
Vintage 1950s European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ellipse Light Up Desk by Federico Peri for Baxter
By Federico Peri
Located in Boston, MA
Made in Italy.
A mixture of leather, stone and metal featuring a built-in light. Work from home in a refreshing style. Designed by Federico Peri for Baxter, Architectural Digest Fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Metal, Brass
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285/5 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
computers: The compact tubular steel desk S 285 that he designed is an elegant companion for modern
Category
2010s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$14,756 / item
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285/1 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
computers: The compact tubular steel desk S 285 that he designed is an elegant companion for modern
Category
2010s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Modern Wood and Glass Desk at cost price.
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
One-drawer desk with onyx, top in glass showing a ceramic plate.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx
$4,509 Sale Price
68% Off
George Walton. Arts
Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers
Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts and Crafts walnut desk almost identical to the desk Walton designed in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dos Gallos Custom Walnut Wood Desk with Drawers
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek and petite solid walnut desk with two pencil drawers and one stretcher in the back. Can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Desks and Wri...
Materials
Walnut
$14,900 / item
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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.
How Much is a Black Writing Desk?
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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