Bidspirit auction | Mission Style Quartersawn Oak Library

Mission Style Quartersawn Oak Library Desk - Mission style library or writing desk constructed of quartersawn oak with prominent medullary ray graining. The rectangular top features through-tenon construction with slightly chamfered corner post tops. The design incorporates open-work side panels with stylized keyhole piercings and integrated small storage shelves. A single central frieze drawer with a machine-dovetailed box and a scalloped lower apron is fitted with two patinated copper-alloy ring pulls on rectangular backplates. A full-width stretcher shelf joins the lower leg structure. The desk displays characteristic American Arts and Crafts design motifs throughout the solid oak frame. Unsigned. 29” H x 38 1/2” W x 24” D.