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Directly influenced by William Morris' Arts and Crafts Movement in England, the Stickley family created what is now known and prized as Craftsman style furniture. This chastely beautiful and functional furniture was without superfluous or pretentious ornamentation, and it did not try to imitate any previous "period" style. Rather, it expressed the plain principle of honest construction and the sturdiness and beauty of the primary wood used, American white oak. The contemporary antique collector can now see hundreds of pieces of Craftsman furniture as they were actually offered for sale in two Stickley catalogs -- Craftsman Furniture Made by Gustav Stickley (1910) and The Work of L. & J. G. Stickley (n.d.). The 594 illustrations show numerous settees, rockers, armchairs, reclining chairs, bookcases, desks, and tables -- tea, round, rectangular, library, lunch, dining, serving, sewing, toilet, dressing, folding, child's and others, even a billiard table and checkerboard table. A large number of other furniture pieces are also presented, including magazine cabinets, stools, plant stands, chests, sideboards, chests of drawers, beds, child's rockers and dressers, screens, Davenport bed, etc. In addition, there are pages devoted to products not automatically associated with the Stickleys or Craftsman furniture: metalwork -- desk set, vase, chafing dish, cider set, candle stick, portieres, pillows, curtains, table covers, etc.; willow furniture -- two settees and nine chairs; and rugs in four different patterns. All of the illustrations are accompanied by identifying captions, including exact measurements and, often, prices or descriptive information.Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486238385
ISBN-139780486238388
eBay Product ID (ePID)245432
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicFurniture, Antiques & Collectibles
AuthorGustav Stickley, L. Stickley, J. G. Stickley
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Length9.1in.
Item Height0.4in.
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Width6.5in.
Additional Product Features
Book TitleStickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs
Lccn79-050653
Dewey Decimal684.10402947
Edition DescriptionReprint
Lc Classification NumberTs887.S89
Publication Year1979
Dewey Edition18
FormatTrade Paperback
Target AudienceTrade
FeaturesReprint