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Vintage Executive Ebonized and Chrome Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This stunning vintage executive desk from the 1970s is a true testament to classic American
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Rosewood Executive Desk
By Gayeski Furniture Coordinates
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This exquisite mid-century rosewood desk, crafted by Gayeski Furniture Coordinates, Inc. in Panama
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Unique Desk in Mica at Cost Price
By VITTORIO SERIO
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional desk in french polished ebonite wood from Macassar, with feet covered with plates of
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amethyst
$4,173 Sale Price
72% Off
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Unique Double-Trunk Table Desk
By Arthur Espenet Carpenter
Located in Chicago, IL
Arthur Espenet Carpenter, unique double-trunk table desk.
This extraordinary table is unique to
Category
Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Amazing Desk Art Deco 1930 France Wood Zebrano
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk
Year 1930
French
Wood is Zebrano
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Zebra Wood
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Desk by Hildo Krop for Gebroeders Monsieur Steenwijk
By Hildo Krop, Gebroeders Monsieur Steenwijk
Located in Amsterdam, NL
drawers.
Behind each door are three original solid oak drawers with original ebony handles.
The writing
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Ebony, Oak
Art Deco Desk Table with Two faces and Two levels
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Desk in Burl Walnut.
Beautiful Desk with two faces. In one side you can use like a desk
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Burl
Modern Superb French Art Deco Macassar Ebony Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann Style
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
design, this piece can serve as a writing desk, console table, or centerpiece in a refined living or
Category
2010s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar
$6,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Desk Table with Two faces and Two levels
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Desk in Burl Walnut.
Beautiful Desk with two faces. In one side you can use like a desk
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Burl
Baker Furniture Georgian Flame Mahogany Leather Top Slant Front Architect
s Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Georgian style slant front architect's desk. The desk features shallow drawers and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th Century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period ebony, brass inlaid and ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century, Italian Louis XIV Style Ebonized Desk W/ Brass
Important Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
arranged to create a tapestry of ornamental beauty. This desk is more than a writing surface—it is a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Hickory Chair Modern Saber Leg Dining Table Or Desk W/ Saber Leg - James River
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a modern ebonized saber leg writing desk or dining table by Hickory Chair. It is a custom
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Ebony
Superb small desk in Louis XVI style, after a model by Philippe Claude Montigny
By Philippe Claude Montigny
Located in Wien, AT
Philippe Claude Montigny (after a model by) – Superb small desk in Louis XVI style, 2nd half of the
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satin, Ebony, Oak
Decorative Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
Square Art Deco side table in macassar ebony veneer, France, 1930s. The table features a bold
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
Two-Drawers Table Special Price at stock for Sale
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Ebony
Monumental bureau plat
Located in Wien, AT
oak, mahogany veneered and with ebony marquetry, matted, double-sided drawer design with a total of 10
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Oak
$31,005
Louis XVI Mahogany Tric Trac Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular removable green leather top with reversible felt playing surface , exposing a backgammon playing surface. Opposing chip drawers and raised on square tapered fluted legs e...
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Luigi and Angiolo Falcini, mechanical desk
By Luigi and Angelo Falcini
Located in Milano, IT
Luigi and Angiolo Falcini (Campi, 1794 - Florence, 1861) and (Campi, 1801 - Florence, 1850)
Mechanical desk, 1835 - 1855, veneered in ebony and inlaid with woods of various colors, i...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Ebony
Paradise Walnut Sideboard
Located in Paris, FR
Paradise Walnut Sideboard with structure in wood covered
with walnut wood veneer with glossy varnished outside and
with solid brass carvings in polished finish, with brass base.
Ins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
$69,761 / item
18th Century Harewood Dressing Table
By Mayhew
Ince
Located in London, GB
, boxwood and ebony strung throughout, having crossbanded mitred top with pen work leaf bordered central
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Boxwood, Ebony, Padouk, Harewood
English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany satinwood and ebony inlaid one drawer reading table with a ratcheted
Category
Antique 1790s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Large Writing Table / Executive Desk, Pace, Ebony
By Pace Collection
Located in Manhasset, NY
American Mid-Century Modern ebonized wood large writing table / executive / desk
A large and
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Phillip Lloyd Powell Slate Writing Desk
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Writing desk by American designer Phillip Lloyd Powell c.1970s, USA. The desk features a walnut and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Slate
English Mahogany Tambour Satinwood Inlaid Writing Desk, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany tambour desk with sliding leather writing surface, interior satinwood
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Desks
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Desk/ Bonheur du Jour
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Writing Desk / Bonheur du Jour—Circa 1900s
This exquisite French
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Regency Mahogany Lady
s Writing Cabinet
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Regency lady's writing cabinet in figured mahogany with black ebony inlay: Good colour and
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Lady
s Writing Cabinet
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Regency lady's writing cabinet in figured mahogany with black ebony inlay: Good colour and
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Victorian Birdseye Maple Traveling Writing Slope Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique dark birds eye maple writing slope with brass M monogram plate on top with green felt
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Felt, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Maison Jansen Ebonized French Writing Desk With Mirror
Located in Elkton, MD
Maison Jansen ebonized writing desk of French origin from the mid-20th century. The composition
Category
Mid-20th Century American Napoleon III Vanities
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Louis XV Writing Table Inlaid Rosewood Center Desk
Located in Milano, MI
XV veneered desk with one small drawer on the front, raised by elegant à cabriole legs with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Center Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood
Phillip Lloyd Powell, Unique Carved Desk, USA
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in New York, NY
This organic executive desk, a custom commission for a private collector, is one of the best
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Price Upon Request
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
An Anglo Indian bone, ebony and metal inlaid sadeli work box with portable writing desk, Bombay
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
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
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
‘Klab D’ Contemporary Ebony High-Gloss Writing Desk with Leather Top
By Danu Chirinciuc
Located in Concordia Sagittaria, Veneto
KLAB D is a desk, manufactured by CAVIO, with a structure made in solid wood and features 3 drawers
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Outstanding Ebony, Gilt Bronze and Pewter Writing Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
An outstanding 19th century ebony, gilt bronze and pewter writing table. The table features
Category
Antique 1890s English Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
A Rare Mahogany, Ebony
Gilt-Brass Ladies Knee-Hole Desk.
By Kaare Klint
Located in London, GB
The body of the desk constructed from Cuban mahogany with a thick veneered ebony plinth, the sides
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
George III Period Mahogany
Ebony Two Drawer Writing Table
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
drawers to the front and faux drawers to the reverse. The writing table stands on wide trestle end
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mixed-Media Scroll-Work Patinated Steel and Macassar Ebony Desk
By Gregory Clark
Located in Wilton, CT
One available now
Mixed-Media Scroll-Work Patinated Steel and Macassar Ebony Desk with Absolute
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite, Metal, Steel
Mixed-Media Crescent Shaped Desk in Macassar Ebony and Blackened Steel
By Gregory Clark
Located in Wilton, CT
Mixed-media crescent shaped desk in Macassar Ebony and Blackened Steel-
As Shown Available Now.
A
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite, Steel
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
20th Century Louis XVI Cherry Tree Ebony Wood Bureau Desk RESTORED
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful French Louis XVI center writing desk, early 20th century. Restored, cherry tree, ebony
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Massimo Scolari Italian Solid Dark Painted Beech Wood Desk with Ebony Top
By Giorgetti S.p.A., Massimo Scolari
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
and elegant desk.
Desk with frame in solid dark painted beechwood.
Base with footrest in anodised
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Classic Ebony Glossy Wood Veneer Lapiaz Desk by Boca do Lobo
By Boca Do Lobo
Located in New York, NY
and refined statement to the most influential minds.
An elegant writing desk finished in timeless wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Macassar Ebony Desk With Gold Leaf And Brass Hardware
By Troy Smith Studio
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Shape Shifter Desk is beautifully handcrafted in an Art Deco contemporary style. Brass knobs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Amorph Astra modern Desk, Ebony stain on Walnut wood
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amorph Astra desk solid Walnut wood with top leather, Dimension: 60" L x 24" D x 30" H.
It is
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$17,500 / item
Jacques Adnet, French Macassar Ebony and Chrome-Plated Metal Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Adnet at his best with a bold yet elegantly simplified design of exuberant Macassar ebony wrapped
Category
Vintage 1930s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Desk With Rebar Frame Macassar Ebony Drawers And Custom Glass Top
By Troy Smith Studio
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Cleopatra Writing Desk is part of the Rebar series created by artist Troy Smith.
Rebar is the
Category
2010s Canadian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Modern Gull Wing Desk in Steel, Stone and Exotic Ebony Wood
By Gregory Clark
Located in Wilton, CT
Modern gull wing desk in steel, stone and exotic ebony wood
A stunning mixed-media designed desk
Category
2010s American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Steel
Regency Amboyna Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A small Regency inlaid amboyna trestle-end writing table, the top with ebony banding over a two
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early Victorian Coromandel Writing Table
Located in Edinburgh, GB
brown leather writing surface which is gilded and tooled, and appears to be original to the desk. The
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
Hans Von Klier Ebony de Macassar and Polished Chrome Desk, Skipper, Italy
By Hans Von Klier
Located in Hollywood, FL
The ebony de Macassar top with inset black leather writing surface, and black laquer edges with a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Late 19th Century French Wood Desk In Ebony and Rose Napoleon III
Located in Paris, FR
Wood Desk In Ebony And Rose Napoleon III With Gilded Bronzes perfectly restored
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Ebony-Inlaid Mahogany Pedestal Desk in the Manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, Middlesex
The shaped rectangular pedestal desk has a black, gilt tooled writing surface and is inlaid overall
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Neoclassical writing table, 18th / 19th c.
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian, ebony inlayed fruitwood writing table. Late 18th, early 19th c.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
19th Century Indian Rosewood, Satinwood, Ebony
Calamander Centre Library Table
Located in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
An exceptional quality and very unusual 19th century Indian rosewood, satinwood, ebony & calamander
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood
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Ebony Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ebony writing desk for your home. Each ebony writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ebony and hardwood. Find 152 options for an antique or vintage ebony writing desk now, or shop our selection of 29 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect ebony writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A ebony writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Gregory Clark, Charak Furniture Company and Davidson each produced at least one beautiful ebony writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Ebony Writing Desk?
Prices for a ebony writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $171 and can go as high as $637,038, while the average can fetch as much as $8,475.
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 Ebony 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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