Gustav Stickley Furniture
Stickley s design philosophy was a major influence on american craftsman architecture.
Gustav stickley furniture. George were a leading force in spreading the arts and crafts style in america. Gustav stickley born march 9 1858 osceola wis u s died april 21 1942 syracuse n y american furniture designer and maker who largely created what came to be known as the mission style. Advertise on this website kindred styles antiques we are midwest based dealers jody and gene zwiefel specializing in arts crafts period furniture and decorative objects for 30 years.
St paul minneapolis minnesota based dealer with a complete gallery selection of gustav stickley furniture limbert roycroft and rookwood american art pottery. Gustav leopold and j. Stickley is the last name of five brothers gustav leopold john george albert and charles who began a furniture company in new york in the mid 1880 s see chart below.
Gustav stickley was born to a poor midwestern family in 1858 and had his first formal training in furniture while working in an uncle s chair factory in the mid 1870s. Gustav stickley marked his product with the phrase to assure customers that stickley furniture was of the finest quality every piece made with honor integrity and pride.