Antique Mission Library Desk
Early 20th Century American Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
1890s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak, Cork
People Also Browsed
1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Mirror, Oak
1960s American American Colonial Antique Mission Library Desk
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century North American Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Upholstery, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Mission Library Desk
Mahogany
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Mission Library Desk
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Lead
Recent Sales
Early 20th Century American Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak, Walnut, Mahogany
1920s Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 1900s Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
1920s Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
1920s American Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
1920s American Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
1920s American Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
1920s American Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Upholstery, Oak
Early 20th Century Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Mission Library Desk
Early 20th Century Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Glass, Oak
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Metal
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Copper
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
1880s English Victorian Antique Mission Library Desk
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Antique Mission Library Desk
Oak
Antique Mission Library Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Antique Mission Library Desk?
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.