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Handsome English Vintage Fruitwood Writing Desk with Leather Blotter
Located in Hopewell, NJ
English style beautiful fruitwood writing desk having black leather blotter on top. Distressed
Category
Vintage 1980s British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive size 19th century French provincial writing table or desk. The table is constructed from
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Diminutive Country French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century country French provincial style diminutive writing table or desk crafted from
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English William IV Fruitwood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century English William IV writing table or desk crafted from mixed fruitwood and oak
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French fruitwood marquetry top writing table, 1950’s
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Academic Revival rectangular bureau plat in the French Directoire taste. The fruitwood marquetry
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Carved Fruitwood Leather Top Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and large antique Desk with great form. The very well made rectangular desk with a slightly
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rustic 19th Century Country French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming and rustic late 18th century country French provincial writing table or desk hand-crafted
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Austrian Biedermeier Ash and Fruitwood Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier ash and fruitwood banded inlaid table desk with a single drawer with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood
French Provincial Fruitwood and Tooled Leather Writing Table, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Provincial Fruitwood and Tooled Leather Writing Table, 18th Century
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Mallard writing desk, English Walnut
By Stout Duck Ltd
Located in Skipton, GB
This truly unique English walnut writing desk has been exquisitely crafted with the utmost care and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Boxwood, Cherry, Fruitwood, Walnut, Burl
$27,440 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th century Napoleon III Period Fruitwood and Ormolu desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fruitwood, Leather and Ormolu Boulle desk. This stunning three drawer desk is raised by four cabriole legs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Regency Bonheur de Jour or Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency Bonheur de Jour or Ladies Writing Desk
This is a rare piece indeed has a drop leaf in
Category
Antique Early 1800s Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian Parquetry Inlaid Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional parquetry inlaid writing table with Neoclassical designs, inlay with satinwood
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut
Art Deco Ebonized Pearwood Two-Tier Tambour Top Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco ebonized pearwood writing desk with a tambour roll top upper section concealing four Pairs
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather, Fruitwood
Rare Art Nouveau Jugendstil Single Drawer Writing Desk Cabriole Louis Majorelle
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE!
JUGENDSTIL
SINGLE DRAWER WRITING DESK
UNIQUE CABRIOLE LEGS
OAK & VARIOUS WOODS
Category
Vintage 1910s American Jugendstil Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
19th Century Louis XV Style Writing Desk or Center Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Extremely elegant Louis XV Style writing desk or center table, with a gracefully adorned floral
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing desk with secrets by Leglas-Maurice
By François Leglas-Maurice
Located in Paris, FR
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing-desk with secrets, stamped and inscribed by François
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Pearwood
Russian Empire Writing Table Desk After Antique Heinrich Gambs Bureau-Jardinière
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in Forney, TX
influenced Imperial Empire style, having a rectangular quatrefoil clover shaped cabinet topped writing table
Category
20th Century Russian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
19th C. Italian Writing Desk w/Decorative Inlay
Sliding Top for Hidden Storage
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian smaller-sized writing desk with storage hidden beneath top from the 19th century. This
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Gio Ponti BNL Writing Table / Desk in Italian Walnut, Beech and Brass
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic writing table designed in the 1940s by Gio Ponti for Schirolli to furnish BNL (Banca
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Brass and Steel Aged Mirrored Top John Vesey Style Ebonzed Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare brass and steel ebonized writing desk in the style of John Vesey showcases a striking
Category
Vintage 1980s European Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$4,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI French Fruitwood Architect’s Table
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Louis XVI period French architect’s table in fruitwood with an adjustable leather-inset drafting
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk called “bureau Mazarin
Category
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
Table Centre Dining Library Dismantable X Trestles Oak Fruitwood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A South German oak, shaped X' ended table with detachable fruitwood top with decorative cleated
Category
Antique 17th Century German Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
"Buerau Plat" Desk by Linke
Located in Madrid, ES
"Buerau Plat" desk by Linke
"Bureau Plat" desk by linke elegant 19th century desk in light and
Category
Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
$10,201
French 19th Century Marquetry Inlay Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This captivating French desk from the 19th century is illustrated with a border of highly detailed
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
, serpentine shaped writing table, circa 1880.
The table having an inset brown & red hued tooled & gilded
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XIV Style Mixed Wood Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XIV style walnut desk, made from antique and later elements, assembled circa 1950's. With a
Category
Vintage 1950s European Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
MID-18th CENTURY LOUIS XV VENEERED DESK
Located in Firenze, FI
with fruitwood fillets. The desk is distinguished by its slightly curved legs, typical of the period
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fabulous 19th Century Library Desk or Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th century fruitwood library table desk finely hand carved with gorgeously rich grain
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Biedermeier Writing Table Early 19th Century Bird
s-Eye Maple Veneer
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An unusually large desk, even suitable for two working spaces at a time. The rounded rectangular
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$22,061 Sale Price
27% Off
Napoleon III Desk or Side Table
Located in Leimen, DE
Discover an extraordinary side table or desk that traces its origins to the period between 1860 and
Category
Antique 1860s Belgian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Petite French Ladies Desk in Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Petite French ladies desk in Quinze style
Rosewood veneered on solid softwood. Double-arched
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Maison Forest Signed French Louis XVI Style Writing Table - Late 19th Century
By Maison Forest
Located in Forney, TX
, brilliant finely chased and chiseled gilt bronze ormolu mounted matched mahogany inlaid kingwood fruitwood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Ladies Desk or Table in Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Ladies desk or table in Louis Quinze style.
Inlays on solid softwood. Ending high, curved
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
French Napoleon III Period Ebonized Desk, 1870s
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An imposing Napoleon III center table (or 'Table de Milieu') in ebonized fruit wood, rectangular in shape, with rounded sides.
Its ornate top, which is bordered all around with a gi...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Marquetry And Carved Desk Table
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Dallas, TX
heavily carved on top. Desk form with a large single drawer. Signed “L. Majorelle” in marquetry.
France
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Ladies Desk or Secretary in Louis Quinze Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Ladies desk / table / secretary in Louis Quinze style
Inlays on solid softwood. Ending high
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Very Fine Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood and Amaranth Desk by L. Cueunieres
Located in Madrid, ES
A very fine gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and amaranth desk.
by L. Cueunières (active from 1870
Category
Antique 1880s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
1950
s Italian Desk and Chair in the Manner of Gio Ponti
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Sculptural Italian School 1950's desk and matching chair is made of cherry wood in the manner of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Linen, Formica, Fruitwood
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Center Table
Located in Troy, NY
17th Century Spanish Baroque Inlaid Walnut Desk or Center Table. Superb model the two-plank top
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Swedish modern desk by Oscar Nilsson from 1938, checker table top
By Oscar Nilsson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Swedish modern desk designed by interior architect Oscar Nilsson. Produced in Stockholm, Sweden by
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
20th Two sides French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Desk with Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant fruitwood desk was created in France, circa 1920. Made of blond walnut timber, the
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
Mid-Century Modern Standing Desk Serving Table Bar Cart by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous serving table with shelf below (20 x 9.75) which can be now used as a standing desk. Great
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady
s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enamel dial clock and
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Tall Standing Desk / Table by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XV style Second Empire (Napoleon III) small writing desk / table (lectern, stand, or podium
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C. Provencal Hand Carved Antique Side Table Walnut Desk Drawers Farm LA CA . Beautiful 17th
Category
Antique 17th Century European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$10,720 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady
s Secretary Desk, Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Fruitwood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Travel Lap Desk Walnut 19th C. on Stand as Side Table Decorative Gift Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
English lap traveling desk portable. Countryside writing bureau in good condition considering the usage of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Charles X Office Partners Desk Center Table Console Wood Onyx Stone Bronze
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Charles X Office partners desk center table console wood onyx stone bronze. Amboyna is among
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Bronze
$50,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Foldable Patent Secretary with Ink Drawing, English 19th-Century
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This filigree patent secretary, also known as a folding travel desk, is made of mahogany veneer and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Mid-20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Mid-20th Century fruitwood bureau plat, fabulously carved, ormolu mounted, cross banded
Category
Mid-20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Tavolino Design in Rarissima Radice
Located in Cantù, IT
Tavolino in rarissima radice creata circa nel 1960. Un pezzo unico che crea delle sfumature lungo tutto l'oggetto. E' possibile usarlo anche come una piccola scrivania, grazie ai div...
Category
20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Center Table Att. Alfred Beurdeley
By Louis August Alfred Beurdeley 1
Located in New York, NY
amarante, satine, burr, stained and fruitwood marquetry on sycamore veneers with one frieze drawer. Inlaid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
School Blackboard, Italy, 1900
By Paravia
Located in Milan, IT
Revolving free-standing blackboard for school, in wood and slate (also called Lavagna stone), with chalk drawer. Paravia, Milan Italy circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Provincial French Tea Table with Drawer, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant tea table was crafted of in late-19th-century France in the Louis XV-style, defined by its scalloped apron and thin cabriole legs. The s-form legs curve outwards from th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
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Fruitwood Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the fruitwood writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each fruitwood writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fruitwood and hardwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect fruitwood writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each fruitwood writing desk bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made fruitwood writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Coen de Vries, Dassi and Emmein Staal are consistently popular.
How Much is a Fruitwood Writing Desk?
Prices for a fruitwood writing desk start at $695 and top out at $78,400 with the average selling for $4,500.
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 Fruitwood 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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