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Swedish Art Moderne Black Writing Desk with Zebra Hide Insert
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous black lacquered writing desk with bookcase and lockable cabinet on front and curved
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cowhide, Leather, Wood

writing desk model Roman Large
Located in Courbevoie, FR
legs can be finished with solid wood caps of the same species as the cabinet or with black plastic
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Oak

writing desk model Roman Large
writing desk model Roman Large
H 28.35 in W 63 in D 27.56 in
writing desk model Roman Medium
Located in Courbevoie, FR
legs can be finished with solid wood caps of the same species as the cabinet or with black plastic
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Walnut

writing desk model Roman Medium
writing desk model Roman Medium
H 28.35 in W 47.25 in D 19.69 in
writing desk model Roman Medium
Located in Courbevoie, FR
legs can be finished with solid wood caps of the same species as the cabinet or with black plastic
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Oak

writing desk model Roman Medium
writing desk model Roman Medium
H 28.35 in W 47.25 in D 19.69 in
writing desk model Roman Small
Located in Courbevoie, FR
legs can be finished with solid wood caps of the same species as the cabinet or with black plastic
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Walnut

writing desk model Roman Small
writing desk model Roman Small
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
writing desk model Roman Small
Located in Courbevoie, FR
legs can be finished with solid wood caps of the same species as the cabinet or with black plastic
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writi...

Materials

Oak

writing desk model Roman Small
writing desk model Roman Small
H 28.35 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Regency Gilt Bronze Mounted Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
gilt bronze. This type of furniture is traditionally associated with the celebrated cabinet maker John
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Secret Desk Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Cabinet Secret with structure and 2 doors in solid walnut in natural finish outside and with
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Secret Desk Cabinet
Secret Desk Cabinet
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 14.97 in
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.
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2010s American Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Acrylic, Walnut

Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
piece is black over which there is some very intricate gold coloured plate work cut into various designs
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Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Gustavian Neoclassical Mahogany Writing Chest / Bureau on High Stand, 1800s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Swedish Gustavian mahogany writing cabinet. The writing part is covered with a black patent leather
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Irish Coromandel Satinwood Writing Slope Box by Austins Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Writing Slope of good size proportions, made in Dublin, Ireland by George Austin. Third quarter of the
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Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

'Starblack' Desk and Cabinet by Guido Faleschini, 1970s
By Guido Faleschini
Located in London, GB
companion cabinet with leather-faced drawers and aluminium drawer pulls. Desk legs and cabinet re-covered in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

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
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Desks

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany

Weave Desk from Ringvide, Birch wood, black oil, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
weaving something soft around a more stable structure. The top and bottom plane of the cabinet is held
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Oak

Weave Desk from Ringvide, Birch wood, black oil, Scandinavian
Weave Desk from Ringvide, Birch wood, black oil, Scandinavian
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H 29.53 in W 46.07 in D 19.69 in
Postmodern Black Lacquered Desk by Interlubke, Germany 1980s
By Interlübke
Located in Miami, FL
All black lacquered postmodern writing desk with a storage cabinet and drawer with organizer by
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Desk Wight Ebony and Black Leather with Metal Leg by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
A semi-circular black lacquered metal legged desk with a white ebony veneer top and black leather
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Gubi by Greta M. Grossman Walnut & Black 62 Desk
By Gubi, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in London, GB
American walnut, the body of the desk has a sleek, linear silhouette with a glossy black finish on the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Gubi by Greta M. Grossman Walnut & Black 62 Desk
Gubi by Greta M. Grossman Walnut & Black 62 Desk
H 28.35 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Elmwood B40 Desk by Pierre Chapo in Black Ash, France, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Chapo; B40 desk; Elm; France; 1970s; Mid-Century Modern, Rustic; Postmodern; Cabinets; Black
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

Black wood table "The Office Game" Table Contemporary Limited Edition last unit
By Las Animas
Located in Barcelona, ES
. It consists of 3 unique pieces: a cabinet, a table and a buc (chest of drawers). Table finishes: A
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Desk Wight Ebony and Black Leather with Metal Leg by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
A semi-circular black lacquered metal legged desk with a white ebony veneer top and black leather
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Desk French Style Writing Desk, Black Lacquer with Grey Leather Writing Surface
By Selva
Located in Toronto, CA
writing surface. This item has been recently re-stained by our expert team in a black lacquer and accented
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20th Century Italian Desks

Materials

Leather, Cherry

Vintage Jansen Style Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome vintage Jansen style black lacquered writing desk. Beautiful clean lines with gold accents
Category

Mid-20th Century French Desks

Materials

Brass

Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 16th century carved Spanish oak writing desk and cabinet, with
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Contemporary Art Writing Desk Amanuense Nero Black by Adolfo Natalini
By Adolfo Natalini, Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
thoughts into figures, alphabets, ideograms, cosmology... Writing desk / Sécretaire in cherry wood, black
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Chinese Canton Black Lacquered Desk Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830. Stunning quality Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Alabaster

Poul Kjaerholm Very Rare Large Professor Desk
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in London, GB
the wood is stained black. The simple frame of the desk is grey painted steel with rubber mounts
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Poul Kjaerholm Very Rare Large Professor Desk
Poul Kjaerholm Very Rare Large Professor Desk
H 26.97 in W 72.84 in D 33.47 in
19th Century French Slant Front Painted Desk with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
. Overpainting on the exterior in black. Louis XV style with Regence leanings, desk was hand made in early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Milo Baughman Desk for Directional Furniture
By Milo Baughman
Located in Toledo, OH
. Flat black frame with walnut top. Cabinet has file drawer and 2 storage drawers. 48" long x 24" wide x
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pilastro Style Dutch Industrial Desk, 1950's
By Pilastro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colorful and wonderfully designed, 1950s Mid-Century industrial writing desk. A stunning example of
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Custom Black Lacquered Office Writing Desk with Brass Inlay by Carrocel
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
exquisite desk. It has a smooth as butter hand-rubbed black lacquer finish that is absolutely gorgeous. This
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Black Writing Desk With 3 Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black Painted Gustavian 3-Drawer Office Desk, Sweden Classic and simple Scandinavian style
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality Three Piece Faux Bamboo English Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful cabinet-made faux bambook desk in the French or Campaign style. The desk
Category

Vintage 1940s French Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Black Painted Gustavian Style Writing Desk Secretary, 18th Century Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Period Danish Black Painted Gustavian Style Writing Desk Secretary. Refinished in painted black
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Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Jean Prouve Style Industrial Desk by Marko
By Marko, Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century industrial desk for Marko. Formica top with black enameled metal Prouve inspired
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century MOD Jean Maneval Inspired Desk with Rolling Storage
By Jean Maneval
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MOD Jean Maneval inspired white laminate desk with a two drawer rolling storage cabinet. In
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fiberglass

20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century writing Desk Louis XV Piano-Black Bureau Plat Majestic bureau plat in Louis XV style
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20th Century Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

French Partners Desk Louis XV
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Bronze Ormolu Mounts and Birdseye Maple Finish Featuring 3 drawers and 2 cabinets with key and locks
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Partners Desk Louis XV
French Partners Desk Louis XV
H 32 in W 69 in D 35 in
19th Century Régence Napoleon III Ebonized Desk/Bureau Plat Stamped Gros/Paris
By Benjamin Gros
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent and rare French 19th century Napoleon III ebonized black lacquer Bureau plat or writing
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Danish Desk With Shelves By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, CA
organized. This desk set has a small 2 door cabinet on the left side and has open cut outs for multi
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Burr Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
has beautifully moulded edges and and inset black leather top. It overhangs the pedestals slightly on
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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Art Deco Burr Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
Art Deco Burr Walnut Leather Top Partners Desk
H 29.93 in W 62.21 in D 32.29 in
20th Century Italian Rosewood Dining Table by Paolo Buffa & Serafino Arrighi
By Serafino Arrighi, Paolo Buffa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
composed with its original smoked black glass top, particularized by inlays which are made of Cherrywood
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Baker Furniture Georgian Flame Mahogany Leather Top Slant Front Architect's Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
shelved cabinets on one side and open bookcases with adjustable shelving on the other side. By Baker
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Vintage 1960s American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Architects Desk by Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
black leather writing slope, and it is stamped EDWARDS & ROBERTS. The drawers above a recess with a
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Weave Desk from Ringvide, Oak Wood, Natural Oil, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
weaving something soft around a more stable structure. The top and bottom plane of the cabinet is held
Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Oak

Weave Desk from Ringvide, Oak Wood, Natural Oil, Scandinavian
Weave Desk from Ringvide, Oak Wood, Natural Oil, Scandinavian
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H 29.53 in W 46.07 in D 19.69 in
Swedish Biedermeier Style Birch Kneehole Desk
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Century) birch kneehole desk with three drawer above two cabinet
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Antique Late 19th Century Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Leather

804 rosewood rolltop desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Stavenisse, NL
, and as a small cabinet at the same time. The desk is characterized by an ingenious mechanic pulling
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

George Nakashima Desk with Wall-Mounted Case in Walnut
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, desk with sliding-door wall-mounted cabinet, American black walnut, English
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

"Tecnica" Walnut Top Desk with Tie Rods Designed by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie'
By Jaime Tresserra, Dessie Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
black leather. Indoor use only. DIMENSIONS: D. 39.4", W. 82.6", H. 29.1" JAUME TRESSERRA, born in
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Stainless Steel, Nickel

Weave Desk from Ringvide, Birch Wood, natural oil, Scandinavian
By Lukas Dahlén
Located in Visby, SE
weaving something soft around a more stable structure. The top and bottom plane of the cabinet is held
Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Oak

Weave Desk from Ringvide, Birch Wood, natural oil, Scandinavian
Weave Desk from Ringvide, Birch Wood, natural oil, Scandinavian
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H 29.53 in W 46.07 in D 19.69 in
Architectural Desk In Walnut By Carlo de Carli, Italy 1950's
By Carlo De Carli
Located in Hellouw, NL
corners and the cabinets are fully veneered all around, and each compartment houses three drawers.The top
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Studio BBPR for Olivetti Small 'Spazio' Desk with Drawers
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
(1959/60). This line included chairs, shelving, cabinet systems, and desks, just like the one shown here
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
compartments and two letter trays, with pull-out black leather-lined writing slide, above a knee-hole with a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Desk with Drawers in Grey Coated Steel
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
(1959/60). This line included chairs, shelving, cabinet systems, and desks, just like the one shown here
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

"Big-Superbig" Desk Suite by Guido Faleschini for Mariani Via Pace Collection
By i4 Mariani, Pace Collection, Guido Faleschini
Located in Hanover, MA
leather and black melamine with chrome embellishments together with a freestanding cabinet of three
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
leather insert and stainless steel frame. A V-Shape pattern veneer top with Black Leather inset. 2
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Red Leather Bureau Plat Writing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Chinoiserie black lacquer red leather bureau plat writing table desk Additional
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

20th Century Exceptional Writing Desk by Provasi
By Provasi
Located in Sofia, BG
Exceptional writing desk with leather top, covered as a suitcase by Provasi factory. Never used
Category

20th Century Italian Desks

20th Century Exceptional Writing Desk by Provasi
20th Century Exceptional Writing Desk by Provasi
H 48.43 in W 25.99 in D 10.24 in
Caruso Large Cabinet in Lacquered Red Marsala and Black Legs, by Paolo Cappello
By Paolo Cappello, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you are shown the Caruso cabinet in the red Marsala lacquered structure with black legs and in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Ceramic

Tall 19th Century French Black Glazed Painted Bookcase - Cabinet
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
original Black painted exterior. Displaying a pair of glazed doors retaining its original wavy handblown
Category

Antique 19th Century French Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

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Black Writing Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the black writing cabinet you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every black writing cabinet was constructed with great care. There are 63 variations of the antique or vintage black writing cabinet you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer black writing cabinet, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A black writing cabinet made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made black writing cabinet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Annabelle Selldorf, Baker Furniture Company and Milo Baughman are consistently popular.

How Much is a Black Writing Cabinet?

Prices for a black writing cabinet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $744 and can go as high as $95,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,525.

Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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