GUSTAV STICKLEY | An Important China Cabinet, Model No. 964

design attributed to LaMont Warnerwith two adjustable shelves and the original key

Private Family Collection, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1902
Thence by descent
Private Collection, Columbus, Ohio
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Stephen Gray and Robert Edwards, eds., Collected Works of Gustav Stickley, New York, 1981, p. 12
David Cathers, Furniture of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, Philmont, NY, 1996, p. 115
David Cathers, Gustav Stickley, New York, 2003, p. 130
Kevin W. Tucker, Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement, exh. cat., Dallas Museum of Art, 2010, p. 126
David Cathers and Susan J. Montgomery, Arts and Crafts Furniture from the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation, Palm Harbor, FL, 2017, p. 58

Overall very good condition. The wood appears to retain its original finish and presents with some occasional minor surface scratches, abrasions, discolorations and minor surface wear consistent with age and gentle use. The edges throughout with minor wear with some small associated losses, most prevalent on the feet. The top of the cabinet with an old stress fracture that is visible on the proper right cornice, stable and inherent in the natural aging of the wood. The right door with some expected light wear to the finish above and below the handle. The leaded glass panels are in excellent original condition with some very light surface soiling to the glass concentrated to the contours adjacent to the leading. The leading with some corrosion and minor bending to the cames consistent with age and gentle handling. The glass panels with some extremely minor bowing consistent with age. The copper door pulls and drawer pulls are in very good condition with some minor surface scratches and rubbing. With the original key and two adjustable interior shelves. A superlative example of this iconic, early design by Gustav Stickley in beautiful original condition. This quintessential form epitomizes the most advanced and complex case pieces designed by the Stickley firm in its early formative years.
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The present china cabinet was designed by LaMont Warner for Gustav Stickley's workshop.  It is distinguished by its elegant proportions, emphasizing form and decoration over strict rectilinearity.  An abstract heart motif and horizontal band of diamonds impart the cabinet with strong dynamism which is balanced by the the restrained lines of the case.  Works with leaded glass are rare within Stickley's production—there are only four other known extant examples of the present cabinet model: one in the collection of the American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation, New York, one in the collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation, Palm Harbor, Florida, and two in private collections.