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Pace Collection Macassar Mezzaluna Desk
By Pace Collection
Located in New York, NY
An amazing 1970s high polished chrome and ebony macassar desk by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection. A
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Partner
s Desk Atelier Viollet, Circa 1985
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Partner's desk in Macassar ebony veneer with a stainless steel border on the bottom.
Atelier
Category
Late 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique French Writing Table Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Writing Table / Bonheur du Jour Transition Style Louis XV – Louis XVI
This
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Office Desk / Table
Located in Houston, TX
Great veneer selection. Walnut and amboina.
Under the flat rectangular top and three keyed drawers. Resting on two large square amboina legs on both ends and connected with a long s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Walnut
19th Century Heal
Son Kneehole Desk
By Heal
s
Located in Conwy, GB
The satinwood inlayed with ebony and box wood stringing and repeating chevron, inset leather
Category
Antique 1870s British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood
Antique Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
Desk also has it’s original leather inset hand-tooled writing surface which is still in excellent and
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut
Regency Pollard Elm and Ebony Library Table
Located in Essex, MA
Figured wood top with crossbanded edge raised on trestle ends with spindles and diamond form applied molding, carved legs with brass casters. Almost identical example in "The Hyde Pa...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
French Art Deco Desk by Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A French Art Deco desk produced by Louis Majorelle of exceptional quality as you would expect from
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Oak, Tulipwood
Late 19th C. Mahogany Officer
s Travel Desk with Inlay
Located in Nantucket, MA
The is a beautiful officer's chest with a drop down writing surface and interior compartment that
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Neo Classical Desk in the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A newly French polished desk in the manner of Maison Jansen. Desk top is Rosewood. Upper level
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Tobia
Afra Scarpa ‘Artona’ Desk by B&B, Italia 1980s
By Maxalto, Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Incredible Artona series writing desk for Maxalto, designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, 1979 and
Category
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Walnut
Large Napoleon III Ebonized Partners’ Desk, circa 1860
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Napoleon III ebonized partners’ desk, the rectangular leather inset top with copper
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
Early 20th Century Edwardian Inlaid Desk with Slides
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Edwardian writing desk, circa 1900 in date and in the manner of Edwards
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Mahogany Crossbanded Partners Pedestal Desk, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
1880 in date.
The desk is made from beautiful flame mahogany with satinwood, ebony and boxwood
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Rare Biedermeier Maple Wood Desk of Unusual Neoclassical Form, Vienna
Located in Benington, Herts
An exquisite freestanding figured maple wood and ebony desk of neoclassical form in the manner of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Maple
Henredon "Scene Two" Burled Ash Desk and Matching Chair, 1981
By Henredon, Karl Springer
Located in Hamburg, PA
, and ebony woods. The desk could also be used as a deep console or sofa table.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Ebony, Walnut
Black Desk Table, Boulle Style Napoleon III, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Flat desk in Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III
Rare and Beautiful Louis XVI style desk from the
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Desk/Work Table Designed by Robert Bray and Michael Schaible
By Bray-Schaible Design
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stunning 8 ft. by 3 ft. desk/work station featuring two 14-inch, pull-out work surfaces and three
Category
1990s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Stunning and Rare Napoleon III Desk Secretary, France circa 1866
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and rare Napoleon III Bureau Desk, writing table Secretary in Boulle Marquetry.
In ebony
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Maple
Co Mahogany, Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk
By Maple
Co.
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exhibition quality mahogany, satinwood and marquetry inlaid 19th century Carlton House Desk made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Maple
Co. Mahogany Satinwood and Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Carlton House Desk
By Maple
Co.
Located in Benington, Herts
An exhibition quality mahogany, satinwood and marquetry inlaid 19th century Carlton house desk made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood, Mahogany
Modernist Art Deco Partners Desk , In The Style Of Gilbert Rohde Or Paul Frankl
Located in Bernville, PA
Professionally restored American Cubist Desk by Fox Modern. Very much in the style of Paul Frankl
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Period Regency Satinwood Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
English Regency period satinwood small-scale writing table with single drawer, decorative ebony
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Ebony
French Ebonized
Brass Inlay Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
be found at the top of the desk. The front of the desk folds down when unlocked, revealing a black
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
Italian Library Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An Italian library, or writing, table in walnut, the top with ebony inlay, fitted with two drawers
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,175
Walnut Biedermeier Secretary, C.1860
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Biedermeier secretary, made in Germany C.1860
Beautiful mix of walnut and ebony, flanked with
Category
Antique 1860s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
A Fine Regency Mahogany Library Table
Located in Hudson, NY
other the table is further enhanced with ebony out lining to the drawers and reserves on the sides.The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Victorian Burr Walnut Ebonised Davenport
Located in Altrincham, GB
upstand above a writing drawer with inkwells and pen compartments, and an inlaid cupboard door on plinth
Category
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Walnut
18th Century Walnut and Inlay Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning early 18th century rectangular desk, bureau or scriban in burr walnut, ebony inlay
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Walnut, Burl
Italian Renaissance Revival Library Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Renaissance Revival Library table, Mid/late 19th century
In satinwood, burl, ebony, and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood, Burl
English Regency Library Table, circa 1825
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
functioning centre drawer to each side flanked by two ‘dummy’ drawers, all with ebony strung edges. The top
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Working Table with Drawer, Cherry Veneer, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
wood legs. Ebony inlay band around the big, book-matched veneer inlay at the plate. It has been hand
Category
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Ebony
Gillows
Co. Renaissance Revival Mahogany Library Table, England, circa 1880
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A stylish table of exceedingly fine quality, this angular and austere piece was crafted during the Victorian period in the Renaissance Revival taste by the firm of Gillows and Co. du...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing ...
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Pine
19th Century English Victorian Walnut
Ebony Writing Table by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a top quality mid Victorian amboyna, burr walnut and ebonised kidney shaped writing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
C. 1860 English Inlaid Burl Wood Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 inlaid burl wood lap desk writing box, English. Extravagantly inlaid with silver
Category
Antique 1860s English Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen Desk, Ebony, Bronze, Leather, France, 1930s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Hollywood Regency ebony and bronze mounted desk, writing table or vanity
A stunning example of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Bronze
Rare Dutch Modernist Writing Desk Made by Architect, 1950
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice one off writing desk made by a Dutch architect, Holland, 1950. This is a true piece of
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
English Burl Walnut and Mounted Brass Fitted Interior Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English burl walnut and ebonized hinged writing desk with exterior mounted brasses and fitted
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Black Lacquer Ebonized Writing Desk Table, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An attractive writing desk in the Louis XVI taste, this piece was likely crafted in the last thirty
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
English Arts
Crafts Oak and Leather Partners Writing Desk, circa 1870-1890
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A beautifully crafted desk that embodies the concept of the “Partners Desk”, it is inordinately
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Brass
Victorian Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian mother of pearl inlaid japanned and parcel gilt papier mache writing desk with painted
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Mother-of-Pearl
$3,850
17th Century Italian Vargeno Mahogany Writing Desk with Bronze and Tortoiseshell
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Italian vargeno mahogany writing desk with bronze, tortoiseshell decorations and
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Writing Desk Boulle Style Marquetry Box, France, 1870
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Weiting desk box. In Doucine Boulle Queen Marquetry Napoleon III style.
Very nice ekine writing
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Mahogany Intarsia Writing Box or Lap Desk on Rosewood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique mahogany intarsia writing box or lap desk on rosewood stand. Opening it up reveals a dished
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood
Brass Mounted Mahogany Writing Slope by N Middleton c1825
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Desks, Ebony Inkstands, Improved Crayon pencils for Drawing in Colours.’
Size :50.5cm x 25.8cm
Category
Antique 1820s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Style Macassar Ebony Writing Desk, Late 20th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant macassar ebony writing desk. Top in the middle section covered with leather. One central
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Macassar
Vintage Louis XVI Italian Biedermeier Writing Desk
By Jean-Jacques Werner
Located in Forney, TX
writing desk.
Possibly after Parisian cabinetmaker Jean Jacques Werner (1791-1849), the most
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rosewood Top Ebony Apron and Lucite Support Desk Writing Table
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Mid-Century Modern rosewood top ebony apron and Lucite support desk writing table. A Fine
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Regency Burl Yew and Ebony Writing Table
By George Bullock
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Regency period burr oak and ebony writing table in the manner of George Bullock, the leather
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Ebony Desk, Writing Table or Vanity, Bronze Mounted, 1930s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Hollywood Regency Ebony and Bronze Mounted Desk, Writing Table or Vanity. One of a pair.
A
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Writing Desk Made in the 1920s, Restored Ebony
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Material: Makassar.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Macassar, Lacquer
Italian Ebony Wood and Brass Mid-Century Modern Regency Desk Writing Table
By Melchiorre Bega, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian writing desk, bureau with elegant ebony lacquered wood worked according its
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Incredible Art Deco Style Writing Table in Macassar Ebony
Located in Dallas, TX
Art Deco Style Writing Table in Macassar Ebony veneer over mahogany solids, with and hidden drawers
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Ebony
Napoleon III Style Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Elkton, MD
Refined Napoleon III-style ebonized ladies' writing desk featuring delicate gilt accents and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Very Nice Desk from the 1950s in Oak and Ebony
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very nice desk from the 1950s in oak and ebony. One door a left with three drawers for documents
Category
Vintage 1940s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Oak
Collector’s Edition Carlton House Writing Desk by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dallas, TX
banding and ebony inlays, it is fitted with the original inset tan colored, gold tooled leather writing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Regency Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk or Console Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency or Georgian style drop leaf writing desk or console table
By Baker
Category
Vintage 1960s American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut
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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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