AN IMPORTANT AND RARE OAK DOUBLE BOOKCASE CABINET

BY GUSTAV STICKLEY, CIRCA 1902

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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE OAK DOUBLE BOOKCASE CABINET
BY GUSTAV STICKLEY, CIRCA 1902
THE UPPER SECTION WITH TWO PAIRS OF SIX-LIGHT DOORS WITH MITRED MULLIONS, OPENING TO REVEAL THREE FIXED SHELVES AND CHAMFERED BOARD BACK, OVER SIDE BY SIDE CABINETS WITH STRAP HINGES AND CIRCULAR PULLS OF BRASS, WITH FIRM'S LARGE RED DECAL WITH STICKLEY OUTLINED
69¼IN. (175.9CM.) HIGH, 59½IN. (151.1CM.) WIDE, 13¾IN. (34.9CM.) DEEP

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CF. SEE A DRAWING OF THIS CABINET IN THE CRAFTSMAN, NOVEMBER, 1902; STEPHEN GRAY AND ROBERT EDWARDS, EDS., THE COLLECTED WORKS OF GUSTAV STICKLEY, TURN OF THE CENTURY EDITIONS, NEW YORK, 1981, P. 40; BETH CATHERS AND TOD M. VOLPE, TREASURES OF THE AMERICAN ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT 1890-1920, HARRY N. ABRAMS, NEW YORK, 1988, P. 29, FIG. 3 FOR AN ILLUSTRATION OF THIS MODEL. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS MODEL WAS SOLD AT CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK ON JUNE 6, 1992 FOR $77,000.