STICKLEY HUTCH SIGNED in Baltic, Connecticut For Sale

This is a very nice hutch signed "A Leopold Stickley Original Authentic Cherry Valley Stickley Fayetteville, NY". This Hutch measures: 72" Tall X 52" Wide X 21" Deep. The two shelves are grooved for standing up your dishes for display. There are metal clips for adding shelves to the inside of the two lower left and right compartments behind the doors. There are no signes of repair and no distractions to be found. The doors are dowel peg construction and have wooden peg twist type latches. This hutch probably dates from the xxxx's or xxxx's. This hutch can be viewed on Sunday's between 9AM and 4PM at the COLLEGE MART FLEA MARKET Slater Mill -- 2 Wedgewood Dr. JEWETT CITY, CT. Just come see Joe on the main floor and be sure to mention to him that you saw this hutch advertised on Craigslist.
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The Stickley story began with three words: Als Ik Kan--"to the best of my ability." This old Flemish craftsman's phrase has been the guiding principle of Stickley. 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.
The Stickley brothers burst into international prominence in the early 20th century with their Mission Oak designs. These were based on the notion that furniture should be "honest"--a reaction against the fake joinery, unnecessary gaudiness, and shoddy workmanship of many of the pieces created in the early days of industrial furniture making.
The Stickleys used solid construction, what-you-see-is-what-you-get joinery, and the highest quality woods. But even more, they showed a genius for design, creating hundreds of new forms that were at once beautiful to look upon, practical to use, exceedingly strong and long-lasting, and perfect for the new ways American families wanted to live.
Stickley furniture was not for shutting up in formal parlors--it was to be used and loved by young and old. Great emphasis was placed on letting the gorgeous, organic forms of quartersawn oak and other woods speak for themselves. Finishes were not thick gums, but clear dyes that allowed natural grain to sparkle.
The same devotion to design, the best workmanship, and enduring value was applied to all Stickley designs. Leopold Stickley's colonial-inspired Cherry Valley Collection, introduced in the xxxxs, honored the traditions of early American craftsmen, earning Leopold the title "Revered Dean of Cabinetmakers" in the process.
Eventually the Stickley brothers passed away. And respect for hand craft ebbed during the xxxxs-xxxxs. Stickley faced an uncertain future.
Then the Audi family stepped in. At his Manhattan showroom, E.J. Audi had for years been the leading seller of Stickley's unsurpassed furniture. His son Alfred, and Alfred's wife Aminy, were unwilling to let Stickley become a relic of the past, and decided to purchase the Stickley factory when Leopold's widow was on the brink of closing it. Alfred promised the couple of dozen employees then remaining that "If you stick with me, I'll stick with you, and we're going to make this place move." Together, they rejuvenated the company.
Alfred Audi passed away in the fall of xxxx, but the Stickley legacy is being continued by his wife Aminy and son Edward.
Enduring tradition, superior craftsmanship, an unshakeable philosophy of excellence--these are the bedrock of the Stickley ethic, and the reason that Stickley produces America's premium hardwood furniture.
We say it in many ways, and in different tongues, but the spirit goes right back to that Flemish studio: Als Ik Kan.
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