Morris Chair Gustav Stickley
No single piece of furniture stirs up the image of comfort than the morris chair.
Morris chair gustav stickley. Make offer f31549ec. Patented in 1905 the original spindle morris chairs remains a classic favorite. Stickley bow arm mission oak arts crafts morris chair. Spend this time at home to refresh your home decor style.
This chair features long graceful bowed arms supported by elongated corbels slatted sides and adjustable back. Mission collection leopold stickleys finest tribute to william morris the leader and champion of the english arts crafts movement. Furniture is described to the best of our ability. The craftsman or mission style of morris chair is often thought of as a stickley design named in homage to morris rather than an original morris piece.
Vintage gustav stickley leather seat arm chairs caned backs set of 4. The furniture is old and over the years has acquired or developed dents drink rings separations burns chips and assorted flaws only those considered objectionable will be mentioned. Gustav stickley morris chair syracuse ny oak signed 40h x 35d x 275w. As with all stickley these chairs are keenly collected today and originals fetch several thousands of dollars.
Originally popularized at the english studio of william morris in the mid 1860s the morris chair was quickly translated by american manufacturers including gustav stickley. Available in solid oak or cherry. In the early 1900s gustav stickley began producing his versions of morris chairs and i maintain that he perfected the form. Stickleys morris chair around 1904 craftsman workshops produced stickleys version of the morris chair arguably the most iconic of american arts and crafts furniture designs.
Get great deals on stickley chairs. No single piece of furniture stirs up the image of comfort than the morris chair. This gustav stickley morris chair is an icon of american furniture design with exposed joinery and solid quartersawn white oak. Patented in 1905 the original spindle morris chairs remains a classic favorite.
In many ways the chair imitated that produced by morris co. Gustav stickley march 9 1858 april 21 1942 was an american furniture manufacturer design leader publisher and the chief proselytizer for the american craftsman style an extension of the british arts and crafts movement. Thirty five years earlier but remains quintessentially stickley.