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Details
AN OAK L & J G STICKLEY ROCKING CHAIR, MODEL NO. 803
the open slatted back above leather seat, flanked by broad open arms, on square legs joined by stretchers, on square-section rockers, with makers transfer mark
the open slatted back above leather seat, flanked by broad open arms, on square legs joined by stretchers, on square-section rockers, with makers transfer mark
Literature
Stephen Gray, The Mission Furniture of L & J G Stickley, Turn of the Century Editions, 1983, p.132
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This lot is subject to Collection and Storage Charges.
Further details
The brothers Leopold and John George Stickley opened a furniture factory in Fayetteville near Syracuse, New York in 1902. Leopold was previously employed as a foreman in their elder brother, Gustav Stickley's factory in nearby Eastwood. Both factories produced similar furniture with a simplcity of design know as "mission" furniture.