2018 Stickley Collector's Piece
We believe the new 2018 Stickley Collector's Piece to be inspired in every sense of the word.
We can also go back further for inspiration to 1901, a year into the revolutionary Mission design that Gustav Stickley started. This image appears The Craftsman Magazine, which Gustav Stickley started in October of 1901, a platform for the American Arts & Crafts Movement. Again, the similarities are evident, although here a cabinet space was added above the drop front rather than below.
Yes, the 1906 catalog price was $26, but if you happen to own an original 1903 Harvey Ellis Drop Front Desk its value today would top $40,000. Rago Auctions.
Inspired perhaps, but there are improvements here and there. The Dragonfly Desk comes in solid oak or cherry, featuring a Harvey Ellis inspired Dragonfly inlay, made from macassar ebony, maple, oak, cherry and genuine mother of pearl for the wings.
Inspired means arising from an external impulse, and this piece does that. But inspired has a deeper meaning, a piece that is of extraordinary quality, and the new collector's piece is certainly that.
Now consider the addition of the many Stickley finishes including gray.
Add a chair, upright and slat back, with the same beautiful dragonfly inlay and you have the perfect office getaway.
in·spired
inˈspī(ə)rd/adjectiveadjective: inspired1.of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative impulse.
Inspired Design
It is said the new Stickley Drop Front Desk, which is the 2018 Collector's Piece, was inspired by an original Gustav Stickley design from the 1906 Stickley Catalog. A look at Stickley's design proves the point. Both pieces exhibit the slant front design, a Roycraft feature, a thin beveled top, and paneled door. Harvey Ellis, a designer for Gustav Stickley, also took a stab at a new look for the drop front desk and came out with a similar desk featuring his striking inlays.
We can also go back further for inspiration to 1901, a year into the revolutionary Mission design that Gustav Stickley started. This image appears The Craftsman Magazine, which Gustav Stickley started in October of 1901, a platform for the American Arts & Crafts Movement. Again, the similarities are evident, although here a cabinet space was added above the drop front rather than below.
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| The Craftsman Magazine online, University of Wisconsin |
Yes, the 1906 catalog price was $26, but if you happen to own an original 1903 Harvey Ellis Drop Front Desk its value today would top $40,000. Rago Auctions.
The collector's piece
Inspired perhaps, but there are improvements here and there. The Dragonfly Desk comes in solid oak or cherry, featuring a Harvey Ellis inspired Dragonfly inlay, made from macassar ebony, maple, oak, cherry and genuine mother of pearl for the wings.
Inspired means arising from an external impulse, and this piece does that. But inspired has a deeper meaning, a piece that is of extraordinary quality, and the new collector's piece is certainly that.
Wood finishes
Now consider the addition of the many Stickley finishes including gray.
Add a chair
Add a chair, upright and slat back, with the same beautiful dragonfly inlay and you have the perfect office getaway.
The year of the dragonfly
2018 is the year of the dragonfly. Stickley Furniture makes its Collector's Pieces for that year only and then no more. So, whether you like oak or cherry, a natural finish or dark or gray, you can order your inspired piece at Traditions Furniture in Overland Park and Wichita.
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