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Gustav Stickley table lamp leads Craftsman sale
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An extensive 1,000+ lot, two-day Craftsman sale generated a healthy $1.7 million at the David Rago Gallery in Lambertville, NJ recently. This strong show of interest ran uniformly across the board of collecting interests, and a number of price records were set. A Gustav Stickley forged iron table lamp soared to $80,500; a splendidly decorated 6 3/4" vase by Susan Frackelton finished at $20,700; and an unusual Zark vase blazed new price trails for this maker at $2,415. Other eyebrow-raisers in...
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Craftsman sale underscores strength of arts & crafts items
Antiques & Collecting Magazine
; From The Gavel The Craftsman 2002 kickoff sale, held January 18-- 19 at the David Rago Gallery in Lambertville, New Jersey, was a huge success, generating $1.6 million (including a 15% buyers' premium). Oblivious to a snowstorm raging outside, a packed house competed for items in 320 lots. A Handel
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A pioneer prevails. (furniture designer Gustav Stickley)
Country Living
; Gustav Stickley's turn-of-the-century furniture designs continue to attract collectors and inspire imitators. One hundred years ago, Gustav Stickley broke from the ranks of traditional furniture designers and introduced a new line of chairs, settles, tables, and case pieces that would revolutionize
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Arts and crafts furniture: The vision come true
Antiques & Collecting Magazine
; (ProQuest Information and Learning: Greek characters omitted.) AS THE 1800s came to a close, furniture became ever more heavy-handed, overburdened by machine made carvings and crowded into rooms with oppressive accumulations of gew-gaws. By the end of the century, the time had come for rebellion.
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Tiffany, Stickley star at sale.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald
; Pieces by Tiffany and Gustav Stickley were the highlights of Skinner's 20th century auction Oct. 27. Pieces each sold for $32,200, against estimates of $20,000-$25,000. The circa 1910 bronze table lamp with a leaded glass shade in a tulip pattern was made by Tiffany Studios in New York. The massive
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20th-century sale
Antiques & Collecting Magazine
; The Treadway and Toomey Galleries held a 20thcentury sale on Sunday, November 24,1996, in Oak Park, Ill. This auction offered over 760 lots of Arts & Crafts and modern furniture and accessories. The work of Gustav Stickley proved highly desirable. The session opened with a Gustav Stickley
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