Fruitwood Writing Desk
to
27
297
102
197
145
68
60
47
40
37
28
24
20
14
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
Sort By
Directoire Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Ebonized & French polished Directoire style desk with brass trim and feet, single drawer. Apron
Category
Vintage 1950s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Country Desk 19th |Century
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French country desk circa 1860 of solid fruitwood, from the South of France. Lovely age and
Category
Antique 1860s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Louis XV Provincial Desk with Floral Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
A provincial desk in fruitwood with elaborate floral carving and paneling in the rococo style and
Category
French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century French Painted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French Louis XV style desk with center drawer standing on four cabriole legs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Paint
French Small Size Three-Drawer Wooden Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French early 20th century wooden desk or table of small size made of fruitwood (very likely maple
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Paolo Buffa Vintage Italian Desk
By Dassi
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-Century wood veneer desk by Paolo Buffa with glass top and brass sabots.
Elegantly styled
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Magnificent "L" Shape Scandinavian Executive Desk
Located in North Miami, FL
This outstanding executive desk is comprised of 3 parts; the top, the left side drawer’s cabinet
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Fine and Impressive Early 19th Century Regency Writing Table from Stobo Castle
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
.
The future owner of this extraordinary writing desk will be following a line of powerful and known man
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Slate
Italian Modernist Desk with a Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Italian modernist desk with a glass top. Marquetry veneer , fruitwood inlay and ebonized legs.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Fruit Wood Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style fruit wood writing table / desk, 19th century with alterations. With a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Mahogany and Burr Leather Top Pedestal Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
desk. Which is in 3 sections, being the top and 2 pedestals.
Top surface with green leather writing
Category
Late 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
French 19th Century Marble-Top Mahogany and Fruitwood Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular mahogany and fruitwood desk, with marble top, from 19th century, France. The marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
English Writing Table with Floral Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounts by Gillow
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in London, GB
bronze sabots. The top adorned with stained floral marquetry of fruitwood around a decorative inlaid
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Silvio Cavatorta, Stunning Desk Table in Cherry Wood
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Milano, IT
Silvio Cavatorta
Stunning desk table in cherry wood with drawers locked on the side and original
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Fruitwood
Italian Desk and the Chair Attributed to Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960 s desk and chair attributed to Ico Parisi .Desk and the chair in very good original
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
A Louis XV Ormolu Kingwood
Fruitwood Marquetry Table a Ecrire by Chevallier
By Jean-Mathieu Chevallier
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Fruitwood Marquetry Table a Ecrire
Mid 18th Century
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Feminine French Louis XV Petite Marquetry Desk with Bronze Detail
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Louis XV style mahogany and fruitwood marquetry desk for an aristrocratic lady having heavy
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Whimsically Carved Table with Single Drawer
Unique Feet
or a Great Desk!
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American carved fruitwood table with single drawer from the 20th century. This vintage table
Category
20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century Louis XV Leather Top French Desk with Carved Detailing
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous 18th century Louis XV leather top French desk with carved detailing and cabriole legs made
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier Oval Desk or Table with Drawer, 19th Century, Sweden
By Biedermeier
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Swedish Biedermeier table or desk rendered in fruitwood with an oval top and hand turned legs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Grand French Louis XV Style Walnut Partner
s Desk with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Birmingham, AL
A grand French Louis XV style partner's desk handcrafted of solid walnut with a bevelled edge
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
20th Century 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
Rare Mid Century Italian Grissinato Desk In The Style Of Gio Ponti
Located in Westport, CT
Wonderful Modernist fruitwood desk shown with its original grey laminate top which we have covered
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Large 19th Century Louis XV Country French Carved Cherry Desk with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant antique fruitwood desk from the Poitou region of France, circa 1850; featuring two large
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Fruitwood
Napoleon III Era Desk, Louis XV Style, 1880, Signed Lucien Roulin
By Lucien Rollin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III era desk, Louis XV style, 1880, Signed Lucien Roulin, original marquetry and gilded
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Antique Ladies Desk, Secretaire, So Called Bonheur Du Jour, circa 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Small ladies desk, so called Bonheur Du Jour
France
various precious woods
Louis XVI style
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Brown Black Desk Table, Boulle Louis XVI, France, 19th Cent
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Table desk with drawbars decorated with bronzes from the Napoleon III period and Boulle style
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Northern Italian Biedermeier Double-Sided Desk or Bureau Plat, c. 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Elegant early 19th century northern Italian Biedermeier desk or bureau plat of solid mahogany frame
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Marquetry Desk with Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 18th century French Louis XVI period writing table or desk features a gold tooled green
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Louis XVI Desk And Dressing Table With Fine Marquetry, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI Desk and Dressing Table
Italy
Walnut, plum, cherry tree
Louis XVI circa 1800
Dimensions
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Fruitwood, Walnut
Napoleon III Large Desk Table in Boulle Louis XV Style, France, 1865
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant large Louis XV style, Napoleon III period desk with curved legs, blackened wood veneer with
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Black Desk Table Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Table desk with drawbars decorated with bronzes from the Napoleon III period and Boulle style
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Brown Desk Table, Napoleon III Boulle Louis XVI 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XVI style Beautiful table desk, France 19th Century Napoleon III period.
With 2 hidden
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Black Desk Table with Open Sides, Boulle Style Napoleon III, France, 19th Cent
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful black table desk with 2 side open parts to make it bigger, from the Napoleon III period
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Spanish Farm Table in Fruit Wood
Located in Round Top, TX
Mid 19th Century Spanish Farm Table in Fruit Wood
Keywords: desk, side table, breakfast table
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Late 18th Century French Two-Drawer Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Late 18th century French Fruitwood Two-Drawer Desk or Table with Cabriole Legs and Nicely
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
a Louis XV style bureau plat of fruitwood with leather top. Three drawers on one side, faux drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Leather
Early 18th Century Italian Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 18th century Italian table or desk.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian, Turn of 20th century, Adjustable Architects Drafting Table, ca. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
completely functional, having a large working surface atop triangular trestle form legs on bracket feet and a tray at mid height acting as a stretcher, within the frame is an elabora...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Louis XVI Brass-Trimmed Table with Gold-Tooled Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI (18th century) Provincial fruitwood table desk with a brass edge
surrounding a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Louis XV Period Provincial Bureau Plat, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis XV period writing table in fruit-wood, with a molded top over a scalloped apron containing
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century French Work Table with Cloven Hoof
Located in Hudson, NY
carved feet.
Made entirely of fruitwood the patina is absolutely gorgeous not to mention. The petite
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century European Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
19th Century Napoleon III Drop Leaf Marquetry Table with Exotic Woods and Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
exquisite piece would be an ideal writing desk or center table to be placed in the middle of a room or in a
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare 18th Century Italian Walnut Marquetry Money Changer
s Table, Sliding Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 18th century walnut and lemon wood marquetry table from Italy was originally used by a money changer. The characteristic feature of a money changer's table is its top which slid...
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Napoleon III Period Marquetry Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Fayetteville, AR
, rosewood, and lemonwood. Finished precisely with bronze mounts and banding, this piece is a writing desk
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large Italian Neoclassic, 19th Century Geometrically Veneered 1-Drawer Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Second quarter of 19th century. The rectangular top with alternating lozenge patterns and a molded edge above an inlaid case housing one drawer with a brass pull, the square tapering...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Pine, Walnut
19th Century French Leather topped Bureau Plat
Located in Long Island City, NY
We love the unfussy grace of French Provincial furniture. This table doesn't need much more adornment than that provided by the gorgeous patina of the wood and leather. The leather i...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Leather
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Money Changer
s Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
writing table, c. 1780. From floor to apron measures 24.5 inches.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Sycamore, Walnut
19th Century English Inlaid Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century English inlaid table with single drawer. In excellent condition for its age with carved giltwood details.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut, Giltwood
Louis XV Style Leather Top Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XV style leather top with front drawer ladies writing desk with bronze mounted design details
Category
Antique 19th Century European Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Northern Italian Rococo Writing Desk Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent Italian Rococo pewter inlaid fruitwood three piece writing desk with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks
Materials
Pewter
Coen de Vries Industrial Writing Desk for Emmein Meubel
By Emmein Staal, Coen de Vries
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Midcentury Coen de Vries Industrial metal desk with double stacked drawers. Beautiful table top
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Continental Serpentine Marble Top Fruitwood Commode with Fitted Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
-out writing desk. Interior with fitted drawers including two secret ones. Original shaped marble top.
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
20th Century Cherry Beech and Fruitwood French Writing Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from 20th century. Furniture finished from the center carved in cherry, beech
Category
Mid-20th Century French Tables
Materials
Wood
French Drop Front Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
An unusual and rare drop front writing desk. This is a two part cabinet, the top cover with fabric
Category
Early 20th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany, Fruitwood
French Provincial Tric Trac Games Table or Writing Desk Console
Located in Sherborne, GB
A 19th Century Fruitwood inlaid writing desk / console with Tric Trac games table within. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Game Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
- 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Fruitwood Writing Desk", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
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.
Read More
20 Inviting Dining Rooms Perfectly Arranged for Entertaining
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
This Alain Delon–Designed Table Is Almost as Handsome as He Was
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
Uchronia’s Plant Stand Gives Pots a Pretty Perch with All the Trimmings
Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
The Ultimate Guide to Types of Tables for the Home
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
Is Lionel Jadot the Willy Wonka of Upcycled Belgian Design?
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
Inspired by the Cosmos, Sandra Nunnerley’s Nova Table Has a Futuristic Feel
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
This 19th-Century Gilded Desk Displays a Fanciful Kingdom in Marquetry
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
In Guadalajara, These Luscious Side Tables Are Chiseled from Volcanic Rock
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.
More Ways To Browse
Antique Ladies Drop Front Writing Desk
Second Hand Antique Desks
Drop Down Writing Desk
1950s Vintage School Desks
Spanish Desk Inlay
Two Sided French Desk
Writing Desk Blotter
17th Century Dutch Marquetry Desk
Louis Xiv Boulle Bureau Mazarin
Pierre Gole
Antique 4 Drawer Writing Table
1860s Writing Desks
1920s Library Table
1920s Roll Top Desk
1950s Vintage School Desks
1960s School Desk
1970S Mahogany Desks
8 Leg Writing Desk