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Gustav Stickley Spindle Bed, #717, C1910; 49.5"h x 79.5"l x 45.5"w.
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The spindle bed was made between 1905-10 along with the rest of the spindle line, including a matching crib. The piece came in oak or occasionally mahogany. Furniture manufactured during this period in the company’s history, such as the spindle bed, were constructed with minimal cuts to keep the costs down during Stickley’s economic difficulties. The design was not hugely popular, so few beds exist in the market.
The spindles on the head and footboard are mortised into the rails. A mortise refers to the hole in the rail where the tenon sits. Sometimes the tenons were secured with glue, but regardless the pressure of the rails holds the vertical bars in place.
Price Range: $1200 - $4000
Gustav Stickley Bed, #923, C1905; 48.5"h x 78"l x 56.5"w.
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This ubiquitous Gustav Stickley bed was made from 1904 through the end of the company's production. The bed almost always was constructed in oak. The bed was part of the Harvey Ellis bedroom suite that included dressers and tables with mirrors and a cheval mirror. Stickley also designed an accompanying dining room set with similar details.
The bed features gently bowed rails on top of the head and footboard and tapered posts. The tops of the posts are characterized by a pyramidal top that’s design changed based on the particular workmans proclivities and the period of production.
There is a more uncommon version of this bed with a solid wooden panel instead of slats on the head and foot boards.
Price Range: $1500 - $6500
Rare Gustav Stickley Bed, 1903-04; 56"h x 81"l x 46"w.
Photo courtesy of Treadway Toomey Auctions.
This antique bed is exceptionally uncommon, to the extent that we could only locate an image depicting it in the three-quarter size. The bed was made for a very short period of time from 1902 to 1903. In this early iteration the posts are higher and the arches are more pronounced than other Stickley pieces. When simplified later in the company’s production the bed became the “better bed,” pictured previously.
The design was likely a collaboration between Harvey Ellis and Henry Wilkinson. The design shows up in Ellis’ line drawings and features Wilkinson characteristic style corbels. The corbels can be seen in the image above if you examine the upside down triangular slat joining the top rail of the head and footboard to the posts. In addition to the example above, the bed came with classic Ellis inlay on the vertical slats composed of copper, pewter and fruit woods.
Price Range: $2000 - $15000
Early Gustav Stickley Bed, 1901-02.
Volume 5, August 1902 Craftsman Magazine.
There are very few examples of the exceptional bed available today. The wooden components of the form are considerably thicker than other models in general.
The bed utilizes an inverted v on the head and footboard making the bed appear more vertical than slightly later examples. The narrowly spaced slats make the bed feel more compact emphasizing the solid and strong nature of the oak material. There are slightly later models without the inverted v feature. Those without the inverted v become less elegant making them a little less desirable. However any model of this early bed is incredibly exciting for the advanced collector.
Some versions of the beds have round exposed pegs similar to those found on the knockdown daybeds and settles. These pegs allow large pieces of furniture to easily be deconstructed.
Price Range: $5000 - $25000