Gustav Stickley, Arts & Crafts, Trestle Base Library Table, Mission Oak, 1900s
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Stamford, CT
Gustav Stickley, Arts & Crafts, Trestle Base Library Table or Dining Table, Mission Oak, 1900s A Gustav Stickley Dining Table from the early 20th century, crafted in Mission Oak wit...
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 Gustav Stickley USA, Circa 1910 Measures: 48"W x 29.5"D x 29.75"H.
Oak
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Oak Library Bookcase Writing Desk Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 20th century Arts & Crafts library table or writing desk. Made of oak featuring Mission styling with X form bookcases on each side and one large storage drawer.
Oak
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or writing desk By Charles P.
Copper
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...
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 writing desk By L. & J.G.
Cherry
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 with double drawers over base with lower shelf, c1910 Measures - 29.25"h x 49.75"w...
Oak
Limbert Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, Newly Restored
By Limbert Dutch Arts and Crafts Furniture Company, Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or desk.
Copper
Antique Stickley Brothers School Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Library Table c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Inquire About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Two-Drawer Library Table in the Manner of Stick...
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 manner of Charles P.
Oak
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 Gustav Stickley Solid quarter sawn oak, with original copper hardware.
Copper
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Library Table, Circa 1910
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period library table or writing desk In the manner of Charles P.
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 Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn tiger oak, with hammered copper hard...
Copper
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.
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 Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware.
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 USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper hardware.
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 USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper hardware.
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 Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered coppe...
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.
Copper
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
By Charles Limbert
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or writing desk By Charles P.
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 Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hard...
Copper
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Quartersawn Oak Library Desk Table Craftsman 47"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique handmade Mission desk made by James Dietz an Ohio craftsman, circa 1920s. A rectangular form made from quartersawn oak with classic slatted sides and lower shelf / foot rest....
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 large drawer, squared legs and trestle base. Marked on underside, Imperial Furniture, ...
Oak
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 drawer accented by brass filigree hardware over an egg and drat carved molding. The des...
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 table By Gustav Stickley (original label present) USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 3...
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 By Gustav Stickley (original label present) USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 48" W x ...
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 Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper hardware ...
Copper
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 traditional "form follows function" simple lines with two drawers over tray...
Copper
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Spindle Writing Desk or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts spindle writing desk or library table By Gustav Stickley USA, Circa 1905 Gorgeous quarter sawn oak, with original hammered ...
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 Recently procured from Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House In the manner of Stickley ...
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 Stickley (original label present) USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, wi...
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 writing desk or library table By L. & J.G.
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.
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 USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware.
Copper
Early 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 period quarter sawn oak writing desk or library table By Gustav Stickley (signed with early red decal) USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 35...
Oak
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 USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware.
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.
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.
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 Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with original leather top, and ...
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 (signed the paper label and red joiner's compass) USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sa...
Copper
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.
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 Charles P.
Copper
Arts & Crafts Stickley Bros. School Mission Oak Library Table, circa 1920
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Stickley Brothers school mission oak library table features single drawer with flanking book shelf units, circa 1920 Measures: 28.5" H x 44" W ...
Oak
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Desk, Library Table, by Limbert, circa 1910
By Charles Limbert
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts mission oak desk or library table by Limbert offers central single flip-top drawer flanked by book shelves with slat sides, drawer reminiscent of artist work...
Oak
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 with plank stretcher, circa 1915 Measures: 29.75" H x 48" W x 28.5" D.
Oak
Antique Arts & Crafts Stickley School Oak Library Table, circa 1910
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Mission library table in the manner of Stickley offers quarter sawn oak construction with upper case having two drawers and corner corbels over mortised slab...
Wood, Oak
Heywood Wakefield American Misson Wicker Rattan Library Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare American Mission library table made in the Aesthetic Movement arts and crafts style.
Rattan, Oak, Wicker
Antique Stickley Mission Oak Writing Library Table Desk Quaint Furniture, 1905
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Portland, OR
A good, antique, Stickley Bros Mission/ Arts & Crafts oak writing/ library table, circa 1905.
Oak
Antique Mission Arts Crafts Quartersawn Oak Library Bookcase Writing Desk Table
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th Century Mission / Arts & Crafts / Craftsman library table.
Oak
Antique American Arts Crafts Mission Oak Limberts Library writing Table Desk
By Charles Limbert
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique American Arts & Crafts, Mission, solid quarter sawn oak library table desk, by Charles P Limbert, circa 1900.
Oak
Antique L. & J. G. Stickley Mission Oak Library Writing Table Desk 1902
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Mission oak library table or desk L & J.G. Stickley, circa 1902.
Bronze
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Dining Table or Library Table
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle dining table, library table, or writing desk By Gustav Stickley USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 60"W x 36"D x 27...
Oak
Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Library Desk Table Bookcase Sides
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts library desk table bookcase sides.
Oak
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 40"W x 26"D x 29.5"H.
Oak
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 with built-in bookcases By Stickley Brothers USA, Early 20th Century Quarter sawn oak, with ori...
Copper
Antique Arts & Crafts Stickley Mission Oak Mortice & Tenon Library Table, c1910
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts library table and desk by Stickley offers quarter sawn oak construction with top having single drawer, raised on straight and square legs with lower mortice ...
Oak
Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Limbert Desk Library Table, circa 1910
By Charles Limbert
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts mission desk by Limbert offers quarter sawn oak construction with single frieze drawer over arched apron over mortise and Tenon slab lower shelf, brand marke...
Metal
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
Find antique Arts and Crafts chairs, tables, cabinets and other authentic period furniture on 1stDibs.
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.