$13,819Sale Price|20% Off
Napoleon III Black Lacquer Bonheur du Jour Desk, Late 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A walnut black lacquer refinished bonheur du Jour Desk in Napoleon III style with gilded metal accents. Four small drawers and one wide lower drawer with a fold-down top lined with r...
Brass
$6,194Sale Price|29% Off
1950s Jacques Quinet Black Leather Lady Desk with Brass Feet
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Paris, FR
Nice and chic lady desk by Jacques Quinet in black leather hand-stitched, feet ended in brass.
Leather
Franco Albini for Knoll - Chrome glass and black wood Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Designed by Franco Albini in 1928, the Albini Desk is an iconic example of early modernist design, known for its clarity, structural balance, and refined material palette. The desk c...
Chrome
Charcoal Black Study Desk with Linoleum Table Top & Two Drawers - Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large charcoal black study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful colour matched natural linoleum top made out of linseed oil. This modern minimal desk ha...
Steel
Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquered Desk, Refinished
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional minimalist Mid-Century Modern writing desk By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group" USA, 1950s Black lacquered solid maple, with original brass hard...
Brass
Large Art Deco desk in black-washed oak, 1930s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large French Art Deco desk from the 1930s. Solid oak frame with black-stained veneer (with brown undertones) and a white cerused finish. It features two central drawers and two hinge...
Oak
Gianfranco Frattini Sesamo Desk for Bernini, Black Leather, 1982
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in bari, IT
Rare writing desk model Sesamo 841 designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini production circa 1982.
Leather, Glass, Beech
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
Palette JH9, Black Marble and Black Ash Desk by Jaime Hayon for & Tradition
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Bayrut, Beirut Governorate
Inspired by Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon transformed the idea of a mobile into a table - stabilized by a metal armature. Product Material Pow...
Marble, Steel
A 19th Century English Regency Kidney Form Black Ebony Desk
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century English Regency Kidney Form Black Ebony Desk with Drawers and Ormolu Mounts. Beautifully hand-carved the entire desk is beautifully ebonized and fitted with ormolu mo...
Bronze
Contemporary Black Painted Tree Trunk Design Desk or Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary black painted desk / console table with an irregularly shaped table top on two carved legs with a tree trunk design.
Wood
Original Vintage Karl Springer Executive Black Lacquered Desk
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
This large scale executive desk belonged to the late fashion designer, Geoffrey Beene. Sourced from his Estate in Oyster Bay, NY, it is in good vintage condition, 4 invisible drawer...
Wood
Vintage Rattan and Bamboo Desk with Black Glass Top
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Vintage rattan and bamboo desk. An attractive rattan writing table with three drawers and a slightly rounded black glass top.
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Large, Airisto Work Desk, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Large, Airisto work desk, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto Dimensions: W 160cm, D 55cm, H 74 cm Materials: Solid Ash Finishes: Natural ash / painted black A...
Wood, Ash
Medium, Airisto Work Desk, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium, Airisto work desk, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto Dimensions: W140cm, D55cm, H74 cm. Materials: solid ash Finishes: natural ash / painted black Al...
Wood, Ash
Finn Juhl Nyhavn Desk, Black Lino & Steel, Modern Design, Denmark Available Now
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Desk designed by Finn Jhul Manufactured by one collection Finn Juhl, (Denmark) When Finn Juhl established his first studio at the exclusive address of 33 Nyhavn in central Copenhage...
Steel
Vintage Coastal Bamboo and Black Lacquer Desk by Milling Road for Baker
By Milling Road, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Equally suited for use as a writing desk, console, or statement workspace. In very good vintage condition with minor age-appropriate scratches to the lacquered top.
Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer
Guillerme & Chambron Corner Desk in Oak and Black Stone
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, corner writing desk, oak, stone, France, 1960s A design by Guillerme et Chambron, featuring a corner desk crafted primarily from oak.
Stone
Zanotta Black or White Comacina Desk by Piero Bottoni
By Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk. 18/8 stainless steel tubular frame.
Stainless Steel
Riga Desk in ash and Black Finish by Marc Newson for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Marc Newson, the Riga table is a writing desk made of matte lacquered wood (in all of the colours in the collection) with legs in solid beech wood. The feet and knobs are...
Ash
Jacques Adnet attr., Desk and Folding Chair, Black Leather, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Jacques Adnet atrribution, Desk and Folding Chair Set, Black Leather, Brass, France, 1950s A wonderful desk attributed to Jacques Adnet and produced in France in the middle of the 2...
Brass
Modern Desk "Little Shanghai" by Aymeric Lefort Black and Santos Wood
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Little Shanghai desk in santos wood and black saycomore silver painted leg. There are two drawers on each side. This desk is hand build in or workshop in Paris and can be made in ot...
Metal
1920s Bauhaus Executive Desk in Black Lacquered Steel, German Machine Age Modern
Located in Berlin, DE
This striking German Bauhaus writing desk from around 1925 exemplifies the radical functional clarity that defined early modernist design.
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Desk by Ginger Brown with Black & White Marquetry, France
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
It has 2 drawers with brass handles. The legs are in black polished marquetry. It can be used as a writing desk or as a vanity table in a bedroom.
Brass
$18,956Sale Price|20% Off
Napoleon III Black Lacquer Bronze and Porcelain Bonheur du Jour Desk
Located in Lisbon, PT
Napoléon III black lacquer refinished Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Ormolu mounted Bonheur du Jour. This beautiful Bonheur du Jour is a superb example of the taste, artistic sensibili...
Brass, Bronze
Baker Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Brass Mounted Leather Top Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Finished in a rich black ebonized lacquer, this desk exudes sophistication, while its ornate brass mounts and cabochon-style hardware pay homage to the refined detailing of 18th-cent...
Brass
Lio Desk 180 in Cannaletto Walnut and Black Steel by Haymann Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Lio desk 180 by Haymann Editions Dimensions: D 91.5 x W 180 x H 77.5 cm. Materials: Cannaletto walnut, black steel. Available in Canaletto walnut or Tanganika Grigio walnut. Also av...
Steel
Piano Desk by Panorammma, Black Lacquered Wood, Post-Modern Design, Mexico
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A sleek, black-polished, sculptural piece conjuring the presence of a grand piano. Piano Desk evokes an intricate fusion of the grace in artistic expression and the discipline of w...
Wood
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno ‘T96’ Executive Corner Desk in Black Lacquered Wood
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Oirlo, LI
The designer Osvaldo Borsani designed this executive desk, model ‘T96’, for Tecnodit in 1956. It was made of lacquered wood, steel, and chrome-plated metal in Italy, but produced in...
Aluminum
Antique French Country Primitive Black Distress Painted 1 Drawer Desk Work Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Country Primitive Black Distress Painted 1 Drawer Desk Work Table. Ite...
Wood
Poul Kjærholm 'PK52' Professor Desk in Black Oak for Carl Hansen & Son
By Poul Kjærholm, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Kjærholm 'PK52' Professor Desk in Black Oak for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His firm commitment ...
Steel
$11,115 / item
Bronze Desk with Black or Brown Leather Wrapped Top
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Ballard, CA
A hand-sculpted and forged bronze desk with brown or black leather wrapped top and drawer, fastened by bronze nails. Custom sizes, finishes and glass top available. Interior of drawe...
Bronze
Ebonized Wood All Black MiMi Desk by Miduny, Made in Italy
By Ale Preda, Miduny
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The faceted geometry of the MiMi desk creates a slender, elegant profile and captures light differently depending on the orientation. This modern and graceful design returns contempo...
Plywood, Birch, Oak
Laurameroni "Poe" Rounded Desk in Black Rye-Straw by Bartoli Design
By Bartoli Design, Laurameroni
Located in Monza, IT
Desk with round-shaped top and legs with ovoidal section. Top in special shaded glossy lacquered wood and legs covered in a black rye-straw inlay. Poe consoles stem from the desire ...
Wood
Poul Kjærholm PK52 Professor Desk Oak Oil Black Steel for Carl Hansen
By Poul Kjærholm, Carl Hansen
Located in New York, NY
The PK52 Professor Desk was designed by Poul Kjærholm for the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Versatile and slender, the desk established Kjærholm’s reputation for uniting the bes...
Steel
Art Deco Desk by Jean Pascaud, Black Lacquered Wood, French Design
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
Italian Mid-Century Desk Black Lacquer & Stainless Steel by STUDIODADA 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Italian mid-century desk in high-gloss black lacquer with stainless steel base and handles, Milano 1970s. The piece is very well made and the design is light-footed and modernist. T...
Stainless Steel
Italian Mid-Century Black Lacquered Desk, Brass Trim, Aldo Tura Style
Located in Queens, NY
Italian mid-century style black lacquered desk with brass trimmed edge and 4 drawers supported on 2 rectangular pedestals centering a vanity panel. Done in the style of Aldo Tura (ca...
Lacquer
Large Desk Table Guy Lefevre Maison Jansen Black Lacquer Brass 1970s
By Guy Lefevre, Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
A unique Maison Jansen black lacquered desk table designed by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen in the mid-1970s. It features a black lacquer top with neoclassical inspired brass inlays,...
Brass
ClassiCon Notos Standing Desk in Black by Thomas Kühl & Andreas Krob
Located in New York, NY
Notos is an essential object in a household or office where artistically inclined persons live and work. That is because this unprecedented, multifunctional piece of furniture transf...
Plywood
Arts & Crafts Mission Style Black Solid Oak Desk with Side Shelves
Located in North Miami, FL
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Desk. Original black painted. This beautiful Mission style desk originated in the late 19th century. The grain of the oak wood can still be seen through...
Oak
Empreinte Desk in Black Patinated Bronze and Macassar Ebony by Jules Desdoigts
Located in Geneve, CH
Empreinte Desk in Black Patinated Bronze and Macassar Ebony by Jules Desdoigts. Dimensions: W 190 x D 85 x H 72 cm. Materials: Black-patinated bronze legs and Macassar ebony top with...
Bronze
21st Century by Giovanni Casellato & MarCo Raparelli Metal Desk Table Black
By Marco Raparelli
Located in Roma, IT
"A story that doesn't get told" first started as a site specific installation, for Secondome exhibition "I'm not weird, I'm limited edition" during Milan Fuorisalone 2015: An iron ta...
Iron, Metal
$2,952Sale Price|20% Off
Chippendale Style Slant Top Desk in Black Lacquered Wood, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Chippendale style slant top desk in black lacquered wood. Red brilliant lacquered inferior part opening by three drawers with a crossbar. Flap uncovering six compartments and two hor...
Wood
$2,650 / item
Chunky Desk
By Leonardo Floresvillar
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Conceptualized in 2023 by Leonardo Floresvillar, and crafted by hand with galvanized aluminum, coated with matte powder coating. The Chunky Desk was designed with two surface heigh...
Iron
$2,650 / item
Ángulo Desk
By Leonardo Floresvillar
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Conceptualized in 2023 by Leonardo Floresvillar, and crafted by hand with galvanized aluminum, coated with matte powder coating. The Ángulo Desk was designed with two surface heigh...
Iron
Mid century Paul McCobb #1560 Double Drawer Desk Black Lacquer with chair
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage Paul McCobb planner group #1560 double drawer desk original Black Lacquer finish on maple with brass knobs. All solid maple wood. Desk is in great vintage condition...
Brass
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Wonderful Milo Baughman style Black Lacquered Rosewood Desk Chrome X Base
By West Michigan Furniture Co.
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Milo Baughman style West Michigan Furniture (from their 'Dimension 1' collection) black lacquered and rosewood desk with chrome X base. We actually love the original finish...
Chrome
$2,000 / item
Ángulo Desk
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Conceptualized in 2023 by Leonardo Floresvillar, and crafted by hand with galvanized aluminum, coated with matte electrostatic paint. The Angulo Desk was designed with two surface ...
Iron
Carved Mahogany Embossed Black Leather Top Petit Compact 5 Drawers Desk MINT
By Henredon, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved Mahogany Embossed Black Leather Top Petit Compact 5 Drawers Desk MINT
Brass
Mid-Century Modern French School Desk, Black Steel & Wood, 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern French school desk, featuring a black laquered steel structure supporting both a wooden adjustable chair and a wooden adjustable desk with a writing surface and it...
Steel
Four Drawer Matt Black Study Desk with Linoleum Top - Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The four-drawer Study desk is made with a matt black powder-coated steel frame and a charcoal-coloured natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecolo...
Steel
Lio Desk 140 in Tanganika Grigio Walnut and Black Steel by Haymann Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Lio desk 140 by Haymann Editions Dimensions: D 70 x W 140 x H 77.5 cm. Materials: Tanganika Grigio walnut, black steel. Available in Canaletto walnut or Tanganika Grigio walnut. Als...
Steel
Jacques Hitier for MBO, Desk in oak and black metal, year 1951
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacques Hitier for MBO. Blond oak desk opening with a drawer on the front. Black laminate top. Tripod base in black lacquered metal. French work realized in 1951. Reference: LS546...
Oak
Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H x 60" W x 30" D x 29" Leg clearance. Approx 21-24" Middle Wi...
Glass, Acrylic, Laminate
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
Baker Country French Black Lacquer Gold Trim Leather Desk Console
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black lacquer embossed green lather top French Provincial writing table or desk with three drawers by Baker.
Leather, Hardwood
$12,460 / item
Exotica Desk
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
Exuding feelings of fantasy, this highly coveted desk is bold, daring and seductive. Her wooden frame is cloaked in an exotic fabric with a complementing metal top, juxtaposed with t...
Brass
Poul Kjærholm 'PK52A' Student Desk with Drawer in Black for Carl Hansen & Son
By Poul Kjærholm, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Kjærholm 'PK52A' Student Desk with Drawer in Black for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His firm comm...
Steel
PH Office Desk, Chrome, Black Painted Polished, Leather on Panles, Satin Matt
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bold and colorful, this desk will add style and character too your working day. Poul Henningsen designed this masterpiece in 1935. A harmony of striking aesthetics and practicality, ...
Leather, Wood
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.
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