This is a picture of a Stickley Brothers table we found in the basement of our other Appleton house, covered in paint. My husband refinished it and that was when we discovered the label. It is from 1912, if I remember correctly.

Great find! What was the label?

Fred

I assume she means the label was painted over as well, Fred.

That style is great - very functional.

Good Morning Everyone,
The more I look at these wonderful pictures the more I am chomping at the bits to make more and different A&C pieces to place in my store front to take orders from. Once I make a piece I only display it and try to encourage people to buy one just like it.
I always make a template of parts for a piece so I can reproduce it without all the layout process again. It is such a pleasure when someone likes a certain style and orders one.

Another reason for making one first to show is I then know how much to charge for that particular item.

Respectfully,

Actually the label wasn't painted over. Only the top was covered with paint, not the legs and underside.

The label is a kind of metal tag attached to the inside of the table. I would have to turn the thing over to take a picture of it.

I was at the Stickley website and see that they still make the table. It is called a book table.

I have two books where the table is discussed. I can't find the second one, but I recall that it placed the value of the table at $5,000. The first book is called Gustav Stickley Craftsman Homes: Architecture and Furnishings of the American Arts and Crafts Movement.

It is referred to as a combination table and encyclopedia bookcase. I recall that in the other book it was called a "student" table or something like that.

Well here's a source of info if you want to follow up some more. I found this while surfing eBay - someone selling back catalogues from Rago's, and I assume the cover shot here is the same table. You could go to Rago's site and buy the back issue (March 96) to see the description and the estimate and then maybe follow-up to get the price realized. I don't think they list prices this far back on their website but I'm sure they still have the info in the office. I suppose if you ask really nice you don't have to buy the back issue and they might still help.

Very cool, thanks.

Candice

http://www.daltons.com/l&jg.html

Here's another hit for this. About half way down is an LJG table that looks to be the same, but check for the details like the splined board edges and the pegged tenons, and does yours have the divider pieces? If this one is a match - well congrats, because you can see what Dalton's has as the asking price !

Yes that's the exact table. Wow I thought it was only worth $5,000!

Thanks for the tip.

Candice

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Originally posted by anthromom:
Yes that's the exact table. Wow I thought it was only worth $5,000!

Well then, congrats again, you have a great piece and one to hang on to. Why can't I be so lucky

Ok, sheer coincidence - doing some more surfing and here it is again:

http://www.webteek.com/foxmission/inventory.php?html=cu...ect.php&cat=113&fT=1

Thanks again! Wow, that one is worth $11,000. Strange. But who cares how much it is worth because I would never sell it!

I recently figured out that the Morris Chair was designed by Stickley. I hadn't realized that. Hmmmm