Important Design
Important Design
Gustav Stickley
A Rare Cheval Mirror
Auction Closed
December 8, 09:48 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Gustav Stickley
A Rare Cheval Mirror
circa 1902
model no. 35
executed by the Craftsman Workshops of Gustav Stickley, Eastwood, NY
oak, wrought-iron hardware, original mirrored glass
with firm's decal and with retailer's metal tag impressed W.B. MOSES & SONS/WASHINGTON, D.C./ESTABLISHED 1861./THOS. JAY GLEASON CO. BROOKLYN, N.Y.
69½ x 34 x 27⅝ in. (176.5 x 86.4 x 70.2 cm)
Private Collection, Washington, D.C., circa 1902
Thence by descent
Justin Mamis, Watchung, New Jersey
David Rago Auctions, New York, November 15, 1987, lot 170
Michael Carey, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by descent
Justin Mamis, Watchung, New Jersey
David Rago Auctions, New York, November 15, 1987, lot 170
Michael Carey, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Stephen Gray, The Early Work of Gustav Stickley, New York, 1987, p. 102
The present lot is the only known example to date of this rare design.