Lot Essay
cf. Stephen Gray, ed., Collected Works of Gustav Stickley, 1989, p. 52 for an illustration of the model as it appeared in the January 1904 issue of The Craftsman.
HARVEY ELLIS FOR GUSTAV STICKLEY, CIRCA 1903
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AN INLAID OAK ARM CHAIR
Harvey Ellis for Gustav Stickley, circa 1903
The chair with three vertical slats forming the back rest, inlaid with copper, pewter and other woods to depict stylized feathers, the square seat over arched aprons, the legs joined by stretchers all around, with roped frame and later leather upholstered drop-in seat, marked with firm's red decal within a box
43 1/2in. (110.5cm.) high
Harvey Ellis for Gustav Stickley, circa 1903
The chair with three vertical slats forming the back rest, inlaid with copper, pewter and other woods to depict stylized feathers, the square seat over arched aprons, the legs joined by stretchers all around, with roped frame and later leather upholstered drop-in seat, marked with firm's red decal within a box
43 1/2in. (110.5cm.) high