Stickley Chalet Desk -- Circa 1900 -- the Original

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Stickley Chalet Desk -- Circa 1900 -- the Original:
$6995.00

Circa 1900 -- the earliest chalet desk Stickely madeand very rare. Note the differences in construction between this example and those made later, for example, in 1902. So this one is definitely for the discerning collector.

This is the very desk featured soprominently in David Cathers’ stunning coffee table book, Gustav Stickley (heborrowed this desk for some months for his photography and research).

Description excerpted from Cathers’ book:

A good exampleof the “New Furniture” Stickley introduced in 1900 in his “Chalet” desk. Thedesk’s fall-front is framed with four boards fastened to one another withtongue-in-groove joints and enclosing a slightly raised central panel. When itis closed, the fall-front is held in place by a hand-cut wooden knob that fitsinto the subtle protrusion of the desk’s upper shelf. When the fall-front isopen, the horizontal line of its cantilever echoes the line of the long,projecting (and inexplicablycurvaceous) feet. Three shallow arches are cutintothe lower edge of the fall-front. They are faint, though symmetrical hints,perhaps of the Art Nouveau whiplash or the “lift” motif seen on some ofStickley’s other 1900 furniture.

The Chalet deskhas an awkward charm, and it isirresistibleboth for what it is and forthepromise it makes to the future. It is a daring design that, despite itsgeometric shapes, seems more biomorphic than mechanical, and looks at firstglance perhaps less like a desk than some fantastic bird with talons and spurson its overlong feet. Yet this small, seemingly frail piece of furniture isclearly a built object: it bristles with tenon-and-key joints and other symbolsof structure.

Dimensions: H 46” W 23 5/8” D 6 7/8”

This fantastic example bears a beautiful, original andaged patina, and is in wonderful condition, as the photos show. It’s the veryone David Cathers chose for his book; don’t let it slip by! !

About the shipping -- I can have the desk properly prepared for pickup by the trucking/delivery service of your choice and by your arrangement.