{"id":173,"date":"2004-04-28T01:29:00","date_gmt":"2004-04-28T01:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/index.php\/2004\/04\/28\/922d0e07-8f07-4b37-8088-6d0214a82f16\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T01:29:59","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T01:29:59","slug":"922d0e07-8f07-4b37-8088-6d0214a82f16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2004\/04\/922d0e07-8f07-4b37-8088-6d0214a82f16\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
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Furniture Answers!<\/b><\/p>\n

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Remember this little post<\/a> about this little table<\/a>? I knew you might. In addition to asking you about its origins, I thought I’d ask the historians at Stickley<\/a> about it as well and they had an answer I hadn’t expected:<\/p>\n

Bob,<\/p>\n

Your table was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the factory of Albert<\/p>\n

Stickley who was one of the five Stickley brothers who were involved in<\/p>\n

manufacturing mission style furniture at the turn of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

However, it is not a Stickley table. Read on.<\/p>\n

Albert began his operations in 1891, aided by his younger brother John<\/p>\n

George who, after staying on a while, returned to Fayetteville, NY to work<\/p>\n

with his other brother Leopold. The result of that long lasting<\/p>\n

relationship is our present day L. & J. G. Stickley Co. Albert, Leopold<\/p>\n

and John George also had two other brothers. Gustav, considered by many to<\/p>\n

be the father of the Arts and Crafts Movement, [who] had his factory in Eastwood<\/p>\n

N. Y. and Charles, whose factory was in Binghamton, N. Y.<\/p>\n

However, your table was made in 1940 twenty years after the heyday of the<\/p>\n

Arts and Crafts Movement brought Stickley’s mission oak furniture to<\/p>\n

prominence. As a matter of fact, these tables were designed and built by<\/p>\n

the Western Table Co. of Selma, Alabama who purchased Albert’s company in<\/p>\n

the late 1930s. Albert died in 1928. Unfortunately I have no catalogs of<\/p>\n

the items made during this period, only newspaper advertisements and<\/p>\n

descriptions in trade journals. The trademark brand is well documented,<\/p>\n

however, as being used illegally by that company.<\/p>\n

Leopold Stickley, who sued them and won, hotly contested Western Table<\/p>\n

Company\u2019s use of the Stickley name in 1940. He argued that the use of the<\/p>\n

Stickley name was a violation of his brothers\u2019 rights and was not sold to<\/p>\n

the Western Table Co. when they purchased the factory. However many pieces<\/p>\n

had already been sold with the Stickley name branded into the bottom as<\/p>\n

yours is.<\/p>\n

There is no active collector interest in this particular line of furniture<\/p>\n

because Albert Stickley did not design these tables nor are they actually<\/p>\n

considered to be Stickley in the collector’s view. If a collector market<\/p>\n

emerges only pieces in excellent original condition will be valuable. Value<\/p>\n

on these items is arbitrary and I have no prior sale information to base an<\/p>\n

accurate appraisal other than an occasional sale on internet web sites [sic]<\/p>\n

indicating value [of] $20-$40 for end tables.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Michael [withheld – ed<\/i>]<\/p>\n

Corporate Historian<\/font><\/p>\n

I think that story is better than the boring “do you have any idea what it’s worth” Antiques Roadshow<\/i> spiel if it was a “real” Stickley table. This one is a fascinating tale in my opinion, and one that I don’t think you hear very often. I certainly wasn’t looking for big bucks by selling, and I certainly enjoy the description of the making of this fine piece of furniture much more. I’d have to say that I’m a little richer today (just because I love this stuff).<\/p>\n

Your pal,<\/p>\n

bob<\/p>\n

BTW, I used the contents of the gentleman’s email, and provided minor edits for clarity, without permission, but I found it interesting enough to post anyway. If you have a question about Stickley, they seem (mostly, but that’s another story) happy to oblige.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Furniture Answers! Remember this little post about this little table? I knew you might. In addition to asking you about its origins, I thought I’d ask the historians at Stickley about it as well and they had an answer I hadn’t expected: Bob, Your table was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the factory of … <\/p>\n

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