EXPLORE STICKLEY HISTORYPLAN YOUR VISITVIEW COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTSCONTACT THE STICKLEY MUSEUM Home | Explore Stickley History | Curator's Corner | Antique of the Week THE STICKLEY BROTHERS › THE STICKLEY COMPANIES › SHOPMARKS HISTORY › CURATOR'S CORNER › CHIPS FROM THE STICKLEY MUSEUM › ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK ARCHIVES Trapezoid China Cabinet, $92,500.00 › dresser with cabinet, $120,000.00 › three drawer buffet, $88,000.00 › Twelve Tile Tea table, $96,000.00 › Ellis Bookcase, $42,000.00 › Double Dresser, $30,000.00 › Prairie Chair, $45,000.00 › knock down settle, $20,400.00 › Bow Arm Morris Chair, $48,000.00 › Tall case clock, $23,500.00 › Table, $78,000.00 › Spindle Morris Chair, $30,000.00 › Smoker's Cabinet, $32,000.00 › round library table, $25,850.00 › three panel screen, $42,000.00 › Damascus Plant Stand, $105,000.00 › library table, $21,600.00 › China Cabinet, $242,500.00 › Chandelier, $224,500.00 › Harvey Ellis Desk, $182,500.00 › Drink Table, $25,000.00 › Bookcase, $13,750.00 › Twelve Tile Tea Table, $15,000.00 › Columbus Ave Sideboard, $596,500.00 › Secretary, $27,000.00 › Settle with Inlay, $167,500.00 › Leather Side chair, $24,000.00 › Tile top table, $99,500.00 › Tokio Plant Stand, $19,200.00 › Spindle settle, $21,600.00 › Slat sided Morris Chair, $27,000.00 › Drop front bookcase/desk, $117,500.00 › Morris Chair, $14,000.00 › Leaded Glass China Cabinet, $204,000.00 › Hexagonal tile top table, $21,600.00 › Prairie settle, $28,800.00 › Bridal Chest, $65,000.00 › Poppy Table, $176,500.00 › Ellis inlaid shoe foot arm chair, $206,500.00 › Double Door Bookcase, $361,000.00 › Three Drawer Server, $60,000.00 › Drop front desk, $42,000.00 › Chest of Drawers, $90,000.00 › Double Bookcase , $33,350.00 › Bookcase Cabinet, $152,750.00 › Five Leg square top dining table, $39,000.00 › Four Door Sideboard, $72,000.00 › Directors table, $85,000.00 › Spindle Prairie settle, $78,000.00 › ( 10/19/12 - 11/02/12 ) ASK A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR STICKLEY ANTIQUE Prairie settle:    $28,800.00 AUCTION HOUSE: CHRISTIE'S MAKER: L&JG STICKLEY In 1912, L. & J.G. Stickley unveiled the paneled “Prairie” settle (sofa) and the “Prairie” arm chair. The wide arms and back are flattened and elongated to accentuate the horizontality of the furniture. These pieces are often referenced to connect Stickley to architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but Peter Hansen was the designer responsible for L. & J.G. Stickley’s Prairie Style furniture. In 1907, he left Gustav Stickley’s furniture design team, moved to Fayetteville, and joined L. & J.G. Stickley, owned by Gustav’s brothers Leopold and John George. Hansen was trained in Germany, but was well educated in American Arts and Crafts architecture and furniture. The “Prairie” designs have much in common to Wright, but our company archives reveal no material connections between him and any of the Stickley designers. Since L. & J.G. Stickley already had a well earned reputation for quality construction, they carefully matched the wood grain in the panels and added some patented construction features to the furniture. Hansen took more care to design furniture for function and comfort because Stickley was manufacturing furniture for public sale rather than making custom pieces. The Stickley prairie style was less extreme than Wright’s, and much more user friendly. When Stickley began to re-issue Mission Oak furniture again in 1989, the Prairie settle (#89-220) and the arm chair (#89-416) were some of the first designs updated. They are inspired by the originals, but advanced for the modern home. The panels are now “bookmatched” from the same boards to reveal a consistent wood grain pattern, enhancing the beauty of the furniture. ( ABOVE IMAGE:  Early L. & J.G. Stickley Prairie Settle ) Related Photos:

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