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Napoleon III Writing Travel Table Desk Secretary Boulle Style, France, 1870
By Susse Freres, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
of pearl burgau.
Opening as a writing desk with original felt but cut in 2.
Once purchased we will
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Fruitwood Writing Desk, England, circa 1870
Located in Culver City, CA
Fruitwood Writing Desk, England, circa 1870.
Luxurious fruitwood in various tones with ornate
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Mid-Century Modern Fruitwood Writing Desk by Saporiti
By Fratelli Saporiti
Located in London, GB
Fruitwood desk with chrome footrests by Saporiti. There are two drawers and a top that opens to
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French 19th Century Fruitwood Desk Writing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An unpretentious fruitwood writing desk, made in France at the end of the 19th century, circa 1890
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique 18th Century Fruitwood Country French Library or Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th century French fruitwood writing desk. Features two drawers, brass hardware, scrolled
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Provincial Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Directoire Style Fruitwood Writing table / Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Directoire Style fruitwood leather top writing table / desk made from 19th century and later
Category
Vintage 1950s European Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French Fruitwood Writing Table Desk by Bloomingdale
s
By Bloomingdale
s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classically styled fruitwood desk made in France. The black textured leather top with gilt tooled
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout 19th century French Louis XVI style writing desk crafted in fruitwood with the original
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Country French Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century country French writing table or desk constructed from fruitwood. Beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 18th century handcrafted fruitwood writing table or desk from Normandy, France. Made in
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Fruitwood Estate Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Elegant form with brass hardware.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
$5,200
Vintage Fruitwood Leather Topped Extending Bureau De Plat Desk Writing Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
desk with extending leather tops
A very decorative and collectable desk in lightly restored
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
19th Louis Philippe Farmhouse Fruitwood Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
versatile table could serve as a writing table, breakfast table, or console. Crafted from fruitwood with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
20th Century Chestnut, Pinewood and Fruitwood French Modern Writing Desk, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French writing desk from the 60s / 70s. Furniture with a rustic character, beautiful lines and
Category
Late 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Circa 1900 French Writing Table Made from Fruitwood
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 writing table from France. This piece is made from fruitwood and has a lovely color
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Fruitwood Rustic French Desk / Writing Table / Console W/ Leather Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
fruitwood desk. It could also work well as a vanity or console table. The drawers have dovetail construction
Category
Antique 1880s French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Provincial French Fruitwood Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A provincial French fruitwood desk with 3 sliding drawers and false drawers on reverse side. All
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French 19th Century Fruitwood Table/Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French early 19th century fruitwood table/desk with single drawer, scalloped apron and cabriole
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century Country French Fruitwood Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French fruitwood desk was fashioned by talented rural artisans from local
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Antique 1770s French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Neoclassical Style Lady
s Writing Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A chic little slant top lady's writing desk in the style of Maison Jansen. Fruitwood with gilt
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Floating Kidney Shaped Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small floating kidney-shaped writing desk. Great for a small desk space in the living room or the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Fruitwood
Antique Oriental Writing Desk with Bone Inlay
Located in Antwerp, BE
, fruitwood Marquetrie,
circa 1880, Milan, Italy.
Measures:
Desk H 128 cm x W 75 cm x D 55 cm
Category
Antique 1890s European Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Baker Furniture Neoclassic Fruitwood
Leather Bureau Plat Desk, Circa 1950s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Baker Furniture Neoclassic Fruitwood & Leather Bureau Plat Desk, Circa 1950s
Three-Drawer
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant Louis XVI-style cherrywood writing desk, featuring 2 drawers and two pull-out shelves. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Diminutive Louis Philippe Style Parquetry Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant writing table or desk made on a diminutive scale in the French Louis Philippe taste. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Writing Desk with Drawers and Fold-Out Top
Located in Buchanan, NY
Compact French writing desk with drawers for paper and pens and hidden drawers on the side. Opens
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous 19th century French Louis Philippe period petite writing table or desk. The table features
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Charming 18th Century Italian Rococo Walnut and Fruitwood Inlaid Fall Front Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The front opens up to a writing surface and four small drawers centering a large carved mesh front
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Campaign Mid-Century Modern 3 Drawers Writing Table Desk by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass hardware Campaign style Mid-Century Modern desk writing table by Henredon. Stunning fruitwood
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Table or Small Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French petite writing table, or ladies desk, in the style of Louis XV with one drawer
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Writing Table Louis Philippe Desk or Side Table, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Louis Philippe writing table, 19th century, desk or side table
Cherrywood, one drawer
Very
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19thC French Fruitwood Bobbin Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19th century French Fruitwood Bobbin Table
W80 x D54 x H72 cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Desk Bureau Plat in the Louis XV Style with Marquetry of Fruitwood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very nice desk in Louis XV style with great marquetry. The French Bureau can be centered. The desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Jacaranda, Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Rosewood Marquetry Desk, Writing Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in the city of Chartres, France, this late nineteenth century Louis XVI style rosewood desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Rosewood, Sycamore
Vintage Italian Walnut, Beech and Brass Writing Table Desk by Gio Ponti for BNL
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 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th-C. French Louis XVI Style Carved and Cerused Writing Desk and Leather Chair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an outstanding 19th century French Louis XVI style desk and leather bergere chair. The desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Bureau Plat
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century French Provincial fruitwood bureau plat fitted with two drawers with ornate pulls and
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Rare Louis XV Fruitwood Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top lined with gilt-tooled brown leather over contrasting diamond lozenge-inlaid drawers mounted with ormolu escutcheons ; the inlaid sides fitted with tirettes; rais...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French 19th Century Kideny Shaped Writing Table
Located in Round Top, TX
A very lovely French kidney shaped writing table beautifully constructed in fruitwood. Wonderful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
A very elegant Italian fruitwood neoclassical style writing desk with brass accents, a beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
$7,400
French Mid-20th Century Writing Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This beautiful table is made of lemon wood and inlay. It is very much quality.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Directoire Style Fruit Wood Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Directoire style fruit wood writing table, 19th century. With a slightly
rectangular top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Inlaid Austrian Biedermeier Writing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Made circa 1830 this fine table is crafted of walnut, fruitwood and birds eye maple veneers that
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut
Faux Bamboo
Ebonized Wood Desk, England, 1880C
Located in New York, NY
1880c English fruitwood faux two drawer bamboo desk.
Polished ebonized wood top and skirt
Category
Antique 1880s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Gorgeous Edwardian Inlaid Side or Writing Table by Hampton and Sons
Located in Dublin, IE
A gorgeous Edwardian inlaid side or writing table, finely carved and of fabulous quality with
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Country French Style Desk with Hoof Feet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Country French style desk with hoof feet & one lined drawer. This smaller scale desk can be used in
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian Modern Desk Attributed To Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Ico Parisi
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Desk Attributed To Vittorio Dassi.
We offer this shapely Italian Louis XVI style mid
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Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Lovely French Antique Marquetry Cylinder Bureau Desk
Located in Houston, TX
pull-out writing desk and the quarter-cylinder-shaped roll-up flap. Large Marquetry work on the front
Category
Early 20th Century European Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
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
Antique French Louis XVI Style Kidney Trestle Gilt Brass Gallery Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
marquetry table a ecrire (writing table).
Dating to the late 19th / early 20th century, exceptionally
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
Elegant L Shaped 1950s Desk with Fine Macassar Ebony Details
Located in Den Haag, NL
, the rest of the desk is probably fruitwood or some tropical sort.
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Macassar
Luxurious French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Desk with Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A late 19th century Louis XVI walnut and fruitwood bureau plat or writing desk. The rectangular
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Faux Bamboo Base Campaign Secretary Roll Top Style Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Campaign style desk with two neat roll top or tambour doors
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century French Louis XV Style Carved Cherry Desk with Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant fruitwood desk was created in France, circa 1920. Made of wild cherry timber, the
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th French Louis XV Style Walnut Desk or Library table with Drawer
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
French Modern Neoclassical Fruit Wood Console/ Desk, Circle of Jean-Michel Frank
By Adolphe Chanaux
Co., Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical console or desk or vanity from the circle of Jean
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Desk, Tooled Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Louis XVI style cherry wood writing desk features a gold tooled
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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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 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 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 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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