Gustav Stickley
Set of Fire Tools with Stand
Auction Closed
December 10, 08:02 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Gustav Stickley
Set of Fire Tools with Stand
circa 1905
comprising a stand, shovel, poker and tongs
model no. 138 (for the set)
model no. 137 (for the stand), 206 (for the shovel), 207 (for the poker) and 208 (for the tongs)
executed by the Craftsman Workshops of Gustav Stickley, Eastwood, New York
patinated wrought iron
stand impressed with firm's mark
29 ¾ x 16 ⅛ x 10 ½ in. (75.6 x 41 x 26.7 cm)
Private Collection, Buffalo, New York, circa 1905
Thence by descent
Gustav Stickley, Hand-Wrought Metal Work, Syracuse, NY, 1905, p. 9
Stephen Gray and Robert Edwards, eds., Collected Works of Gustav Stickley, New York, 1981, p. 144
Barbara Mayer, In the Arts & Crafts Style, New York, 1992, p. 36
David Cathers, Gustav Stickley, London, 2003, p. 154
Karen Livingstone and Linda Parry, eds., International Arts and Crafts, London, 2005, p. 147 and back cover
