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Antique Mission Arts
Crafts Oak Library Bookcase Writing Desk Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Mission styling with X form bookcases on each side and one large storage drawer.
Measures: desk 24" 42
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk
In the manner of Charles
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Limbert Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table, Circa 1900
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts desk or library table.
By Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table, Restored
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley Brothers
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By L. & J.G
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Lifetime Furniture Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk With Built-In Bookcases
By Lifetime
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Limbert Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
By Charles Limbert, Limbert Dutch Arts and Crafts Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or desk.
By Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1900
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk
By Stickley Brothers
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Signed Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk, Circa 1900
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk
By Gustav Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Signed Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1900
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk
By Gustav Stickley (original
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk With Bookcases
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Gustav Stickley Attributed Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
Attributed to
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1910
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk, Circa 1910
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Mission Arts
Crafts Oak Library Table Writing Desk Craftsman 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful early 20th century oak desk. Features a rectangular frame with central dovetailed
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Imperial Quartersawn Oak Mission Arts Crafts Library Table Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique Imperial Funtiure library table or writing desk. Made of quartersawn oak featuring one
Category
Vintage 1940s Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
20th Century Arts and Crafts or Mission Style Oak Drop Leaf Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century oak arts and crafts Mission style desk with foldable writing surface. The desk
Category
Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table, Circa 1900
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By L. & J.G
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk with Built-In Bookcases
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table.
By L. & J.G
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By L. & J.G
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table, Circa 1900
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts large writing desk or library table
By L. & J.G
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk With Built-In Bookcases
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Leather Top Desk or Library Table
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Signed Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk and Chair, Circa 1900
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk with H-back chair
By Gustav
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Arts
Crafts Tiger Oak Mission Bookcase Sides Writing Desk with Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts tiger oak mission bookcase sides writing desk with 1 drawer. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Early Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Library Table or Writing Desk
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk, library table, or center
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table, circa 1900
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Mission Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak writing desk or library table
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Signed Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
L.
J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak slant front writing desk or secretary desk
By
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
L.
J.G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Buffet Server or Writing Desk
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak sideboard buffet server or writing
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique L.
J.G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By L. & J.G
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Limbert Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Desk or Library Table With Built-In Bookcases
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or writing desk with built-in bookcases
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Lifetime Furniture Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Lifetime
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk
By Lifetime Furniture
USA
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk
By Stickley Brothers
USA
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Antique Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Stickley School Writing Desk, circa 1910
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Stickley School writing desk offers quarter sawn oak construction with
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Copper
Antique Stickley School Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Desk Library Table, circa 1915
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts mission oak library desk offers single drawer, square and straight legs
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Early Antique Arts
Crafts Mission L
JG Stickley Onondaga Shops Oak Desk
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and early Arts and Crafts Mission L & JG Stickley Onondaga Shops desk offers mortise and
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
1920s Arts and Crafts Stickley Style Desk
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Charleston, SC
1920s Antique Stickley Style Quartersawn Oak Arts and Crafts Writing Desk With Built in Bookcase
Category
Vintage 1920s American Mission Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Trestle Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
L.
J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Trestle Dining Table
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts solid quarter sawn oak trestle dining table, library table
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Limbert Style Antique Mission Tiger Oak Arts
Crafts Trestle Library Table
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts tiger oak trestle library table or writing desk
In the
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Stickley School Library Table, C1910
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts library table by Bailey's offers quarter sawn oak construction with case having three drawers, raised on trestle base with cutout slat sides, lower shelf str...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Library Table, Grand Rapids, Circa 1910
By Grand Rapids Furniture Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Mission Grand Rapids library table offers quarter sawn oak construction
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Stickley Brothers School Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Library Table c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Two-Drawer Library Table in the Manner of Stickley Brothers c1910
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Stickley Mission Arts
Crafts Cherry Wood Trestle Dining Table or Library Table
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts solid cherry wood trestle dining table, library table, or
Category
Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Vintage Children
s Size Child
s Roll Top Writing Desk and School Chairs, a Set
By Paris Mfg. Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage children's size child's roll top writing desk and school chairs, a set. Set includes a
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mission Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright Black Cherry Meyer May Desk 1908, Cassina Table 6109, 1996
By Cassina, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright black cherry Meyer may desk 1908, Cassina table 6109, 1996 Meyer may desk
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mission Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Arts and Crafts Stickley Brother
s Mission Oak Library Table, #2502, circa 1910
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Stickley Brother's Mission Oak Library Table features quarter sawn oak construction with
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
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Mission Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of mission desks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and metal, all mission desks available were constructed with great care. Mission desks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Mission desks are generally popular furniture pieces, but Arts and Crafts, mid-century modern and neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small mission desks measuring 14.97 inches across. Mission desks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Gustav Stickley, L.
J.G. Stickley Inc. and Stickley Brothers are consistently popular.
How Much are Mission Desks?
Prices for mission desks start at $325 and top out at $61,488 with the average selling for $3,995.
Finding the Right Desks And 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 Mission Desks
- What is a mission style desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Mission style desks feature sturdy slats and stable legs. Although mission furniture is often made from oak, it comes in a variety of other wood types, as well. The straight lines of this furniture style are known for highlighting the natural grains in the wood. Shop a range of antique and vintage mission style desks on 1stDibs.
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