Gustav Stickley
Chest of drawers, model 913


USA, 1907-12
oak, copper
51.25 h x 36 w x 20 d in (130 x 91 x 51 cm)

This form was influenced by Harvey Ellis's other designs for the company.

Chest features nine drawers with hammered drawer pulls over an arched toe-board. Red manufacturer's decal to top drawer 'Als Ik Kan Gustav Stickley' with joiner's compass. Paper manufacturer's label to reverse 'Craftsman Als Ik Kan Made in the Gustav Stickley Craftsman Workshop Eastwood New York'.

Provenance: John Toomey Gallery | Acquired from the previous by the present owner

Literature: 1904 Furniture Catalogue, manufacturer's catalog, unpaginated Furniture of the American Arts and Crafts Movement: Stickley and Roycroft Mission Oak, Cathers, pg. 159 Gustav Stickley, His Craft: A Daily Vision and a Dream, Bartinique, pg. 16 Arts and Crafts Furniture from the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation, Cathers and Montgomery, pg. 123 American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design, Bowman, pg. 87

This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois.

Professionally refinished and restored. Legs appear to have been cut down at some point and then well reconstructed upon restoration, which is well concealed. Side panels have also possibly been re-veneered and arched toe-board was likely added. Structurally sound and in very good overall restored condition.