Art Deco Style Macassar Ebony Lacquered Desk
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Art Deco style lacquered desk: three drawer Macassar ebony desk top with nickel escutcheon and keys, supported on black legs.
Nickel
Jean Pascaud Art Deco French Black Lacquered Desk
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco black lacquered desk featuring an indented rectangular top pinched at the corners and having a central pullout drawer, standing on 4 shaped and tapered, smoothly spla...
Wood, Lacquer
French Art Deco Black Lacquered Executive Table Desk, 1930s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning French desk from the 1930s with an elegant design characterized by linear and symmetrical shapes typical of Art Deco. The stepped top is a beautiful example of this style, a...
Brass
Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, Mahogany, Walnut, Revived Polish, Czech, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Desk dimensions: Height: 78 cm (30.7 in) Width: 160 cm (63 in) Depth: 77 cm (30.3 in) Space for legs: Height: 60 cm (23.6 in) Width: 57 cm (22.4 in) This elegant Art Deco desk, dat...
Lacquer, Wood, Mahogany, Walnut
French Jacques Adnet Brass Mounted Black Lacquered Writing Desk
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s brass mounted black lacquered bureau plat /writing desk with tan leather inset top above a range of frieze drawers (attributed to Jacques Adnet).
Brass
$9,818Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Black Lacquer Walnut Desk, France, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Elegant French Art Deco desk from the 20th century, expertly refinished in a deep piano-black high-gloss lacquer over walnut, enhancing its geometric silhouette and timeless sophisti...
Brass
Art Deco Writing Desk Designed by Czech Architect Jindřich Halabala, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
One of the most successful writing desk made in United Arts & Crafts Manufacture (UP) in Brno. Designed by Czech architect Jindrich Halabala. Original really good condition. Mater...
Oak, Lacquer, Walnut
Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, by UP Závody, Walnut, Repolished, Czech, 1930s
By Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This writing desk is an excellent example of 1930s Czechoslovak Art Deco, produced by the renowned UP Závody Rousínov.
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Restored Art Deco Solid Oak Writing Desk Made in the 1930s, Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Art Deco writing desk. Revived polish. Period: 1930-1939 Source: Czechia Material: solid oak Leg space: height: 63,5 cm (25 in) width: 53 cm (20.9 in).
Oak, Lacquer
Desk in the Style of Art Deco in Black Piano Lacquer
Located in Ulm, DE
Modernist desk in black lacquer Writing desk Piano lacquer, high gloss black Metal fittings in Art Déco style, France around 1950 Dimensions: Width: 180 cm Height: 78 cm Depth: 90 cm
Metal
Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, by Robert Slezak, Oak, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Desk dimensions: Height: 77 cm (30.3 in) Width: 148 cm (58.3 in) Depth: 75.5 cm (29.7 in) Leg space: Height: 61 cm (24 in) Width: 62 cm (24.4 in) Made by Slezak Factories, a unique...
Steel, Chrome
Art Deco Writing Desk Designed by Jindrich Halabala, Oak Walnut Chrome, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
One of the most successful writing desk made in United Arts & Crafts Manufacture (UP) in Brno. Designed by Czech architect Jindrich Halabala. Material: Walnut, oak and chrome-plate...
Chrome
Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, J. Halabala, UP Zavody, Oak, Beech, Czech, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant writing desk, designed in the Art Deco style, comes from Czechoslovakia from the first half of the 20th century.
Brass
Art Deco Black Lacquer Desk by French Designer, Walnut & Chrome, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Spectacular long rectangular Black Lacquered French Art Deco Desk writing Table . Made of prestigious walnut lacquered wood .
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Desk in Black Lacquer with Nickeled Metal Applications
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk Piano lacquer, black high gloss Metal applications, freshly nickel-plated Non-functional drawers on the back Original Art Deco, France 1930s Dimensions: Width: 130 cm Height: ...
Metal
Demi-Lune Art Deco Desk in Black High Gloss Lacquered Wood, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
This refined demi-lune desk combines timeless Art Deco elegance with a compact, versatile footprint.
Beech
$10,399
Black Art Deco desk
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Black Desk This Art Deco desk from France is an outstanding example of the symbiosis of luxury and functionality.
Hardwood
Jacques Adnet, Art Deco Modernist Desk and Chair, Lacquered Wood, Opaline Glass
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Exceptional semi-circular Art Deco desk by Jacques Adnet. Made of black lacquered wood, featuring a rounded-cut top with an inset black opaline desktop. It rests on two cabinets wit...
Opaline Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Rosewood
$4,326Sale Price|50% Off
Art Deco Desk by Léon Jallot, Black Lacquer Wood & Brass, France
By Léon Jallot
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a Kind and very refined Blck large desk or office table, original from the period and Art Deco style, following the style and work of Léon Jallot and his son Maurice. Made o...
Wood, Bakelite
French Art Deco Six Drawer Desk
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
French Art Deco Desk A good quality French Art Deco rosewood desk with six drawers, black lacquer handles, and chrome central stretcher. Produced in France in the 1930’s. The desk h...
Rosewood
Dainty Art Deco desk France around 1925. Root wood and black lacquer.
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
In the exquisite world of 1925s French Art Deco design, a dainty desk emerges as a testament to the era’s refined craftsmanship and elegance. Fashioned from root wood and adorned wit...
Amboyna
French Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Wood
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
France Desk Art Deco, 1920, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Wood
Art Deco Oak Corner Desk, Amsterdam School Design, 1920s Vintage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A remarkable example of Dutch design, this unique Art Deco 'Amsterdam School' corner desk is a piece of quiet authority, dating to the 1920s. The desk embodies the period's expressio...
Oak
Iconic Black & Silver Art Deco Muller Chrysler Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super iconic classic line Muller Chrysler executive desk by Muller Mobelfrabrikation. Double pedestal desk known for its high quality handmade construction of hand welded sheet stee...
Metal, Steel
Restored Cubistic Writing Desk, Oak, Walnut, Revived Polish, Czech, 1910s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Desk dimensions: Height: 80 (30.7 in) Width: 121 cm (63 in) Depth: 90 cm (30.3 in) Space for legs: Height: 60 cm (23.6 in) Width: 58 cm (22.4 in) This writing desk from the early 2...
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Oak
Art Deco Desk by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Zurich, CH
The 'Bocconi' desk and chair, designed by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig in 1939, have been fully refurbished, restoring them to their original splendor. The desk and chair have been re...
Aluminum, Chrome
French Macassar Deco Executive Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Art Deco desk made of lacquered macassar woods, with polished bass hardware. Hidden drawers behind a long side door, pivoting side tables, plus an inset clock. Beautifully c...
Brass
Desk Style: Art Deco, 1930, France, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Wood
Desk Art Deco in Wood from France 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)" Desk Year 1920 French Wood and chrome Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an elegant and sophisticated d...
Chrome
Art Deco / Machine Age Secretary , Desk designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann / Howell
By Howell, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare Art Deco machine age Modernist #459 Secretary / desk sedigned by Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell c.1934. ck photos from original Howell catalog. Chromed steel lipstick ha...
Chrome
Amazing Desk Art Deco 1930 France Wood Zebrano
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Ebony, Zebra Wood, Wood
Executive Waterfall Metal Desk in Art Deco, Streamline Design, Germany, 2015
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Executive waterfall metal desk in Art Deco, Streamline Design, Germany, 2015.
Metal
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Drop-Leaf Desk by Willem Penaat for Metz & Co.
By Metz & Co., Willem Penaat 1
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School drop-leaf desk. Design by Willem Penaat for Metz & Co.
Oak
Fa. Drilling Art Deco Amsterdamse School Ladies Desk, 1924
By Fa. Drilling
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School ladies desk. Design by Fa. Drilling Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid American walnut base with original lacquer...
Macassar, Walnut
Nice modernist desk in stainless steel, lacquer wood
By René Herbst
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie bureau en acier inoxydable et bois laqué noir,
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Desk, Amboyna Wood, French Design, Chrome Accents, 1925
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Art Deco desk In the exquisite world of 1925s French Art Deco design, a dainty desk emerges as a testament to the era’s refined craftsmanship and elegance. Fashioned from root wood a...
Hardwood, Amboyna
Art Deco Desk in Birdseye Maple, Swedish Design, 1940s, 7 Drawers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco desk or writing table. Striking Swedish design from the 1940s.
Birdseye Maple, Pine
Desk Art Deco, 1920, France, Materials: Wood and Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Bronze
Art Deco Rosewood Desk in the Style of Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, 1920s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Reading, Berkshire
1920s Art Deco Solid Rosewood Rectangular Desk With Original Fittings. The Central Drawer is housed between two sets of drawers with Chrome finished feet, and handles. This exqui...
Stainless Steel
Italian Art Deco Parchment Desk in the Style of Borsani, 1940s
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant Italian Art Deco desk from the 1940s, crafted in parchment with contrasting dark exotic hardwood profiles and black lacquered interior details. The design features solid volu...
Parchment Paper
French Art-Deco Executive Desk in High-Gloss Macassar Ebony & Brass
Located in Stamford, CT
French Art-Deco design is often considered the epitome of luxury and refined aesthetic. Typically proportionally perfect and materially exquisite, pieces of French design from this e...
Brass
Art Deco Table Desk by Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell No.475
By Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Simple streamline table/desk designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell Prod. No. 475. Solid, completely original and in very good condition. Black enamel top is glossy. Nickel plated...
Metal
$10,360Sale Price|20% Off
Modern White Lacquered Executive Desk
Located in North York, ON
Modern white Lacquered executive desk. Timeless Art Deco inspired design lacquered in a designer finish with oil rubbed bronze hardware and executive desk amenities. Featuring pull o...
Bronze
Expressionist Rococo Berlin Deko Bureau-Plat/Desk, Lacquered in Saffron Yellow
By Bruno Paul
Located in Petershagen, DE
This Berlin Deko Bureau-Plat represents the evolution of women's writing furniture from the private intimacy of the boudoir to the representational space of the salon. Designed as a ...
Maple
Art Deco Style Black Lacquer Console Table with U-Shaped Base and Chrome Accents
Located in Lisbon, PT
Its sleek black finish, clean drawer fronts, and symmetrical proportions make it ideal as an entryway console, hallway table, writing desk, vanity table, or statement accent piece fo...
Brass
Parchment Topped Desk or Dining Table on Black Lacquered X-Formed Base
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Goatskin (Parchment) topped table is modeled after a design by André Arbus, an important French designer of the 1930s and 40s to the late 1960s. The parchment covered ...
Bronze
Art Deco Desk in Wood and Chrome from France, 1930, Elegant Design
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)" Desk Year 1930 French Wood and chrome Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an ...
Wood
Art Deco Modernist Desk by J.A. Muntendam for L.O.V. Oosterbeek
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Deco Modernist free-standing desk. Design by J.A. Muntendam for L.O.V. Oosterbeek. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with one drawer and o...
Faux Leather, Macassar, Oak
Fine French Blackened Wood Desk with an Off White Lacquered Top with Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French blackened wood desk with 3 drawers, an off white & black lacquered top with metal Inlays, and bronze handles and wheels.
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Modernist Free-Standing Desk by J.A. Muntendam for L.O.V. Oosterbeek
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist free-standing desk. Design by J.A. Muntendam for L.O.V. Oosterbeek. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with three drawers wi...
Faux Leather, Macassar, Oak
A Black Art Deco Desk for the Boss Voltaire by De Coene Frères Belgium 1940s
By De Coene Frères
Located in Ulm, DE
Desk from the Belgian Furniture Manufactory DeCoene Frères. Double Face desk for the boss on one side and the secretary on the other Well known Art Déco Furniture, Belgium 1940s F...
Brass
1940s Paul Frankl Eight-Drawer Desk Art Deco Style By Johnson Furniture Co.
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Paul Frankl designed eight-drawer desk for the Johnson Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Re-furbished and newly lacquered cork top, in a satin lacquer white finish. Body ...
Brass
Mid-20th Century J.M. Frank-Inspired Wood Writing Desk by Comte S.A., Argentina
By Adolphe Chanaux & Co., Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank
Located in North Miami, FL
(In the style of) Material: wood, metal, lacquer, enamel Technique: cast, molded, metalwork, carved, hand-carved, varnished, lacquered, enameled, hand-crafted Dimensions: 14 in x 39....
Metal, Enamel
French Furniture Art Deco, 1930 with Drawers
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Wood
Restored ArtDeco Oak Ash Writing Table, Revived Polish, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored ArtDeco Oak ash writing table with many drawers and shelves. Period: 1930-1939 Source: Czechia Material: Oak, Ash, Revived Polish, Glass Number of Drawers: 6 Leg s...
Oak, Lacquer, Ash
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno ‘T96’ Executive Corner Desk in Black Lacquered Wood
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, executive desk, model ‘T96’, lacquered wood, steel, chromed metal, Italy, design 1956, produced 1958 This ‘T96’ executive desk is designed by Osvaldo Bor...
Steel, Chrome, Metal
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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.