China Cabinets have side windows to create a showcase distinguishing them from solid sided bookcases. Display pieces are always popular as they allow people to exhibit other collections.

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Known as the “820” china cabinet, this design came in a variety of sizes, including single and double doors. Although the featured example has iron escutcheons, later examples have plain keyholes instead to reduce cost of production.

To identify the piece as Stickley, look on the rear of the form's paneled back for a three by five inch paper label or a shadow of a paper label. Additionally, most Stickley china cabinets, no matter the design, have doors made of quarter-sawn oak, as can be seen in the image above. Rarely does any Stickley china cabinet have veneers.

Price Range: $1,800 - $5,000

The features of the #815 China Cabinet includes tenons on the sides, a hallmark of Stickley's honest design. Early versions of this form have an arched toe board, as seen above, later examples changed this feature to a straight toeboard. The single-door version is nearly identical to the #715 bookcase with two exceptions, the doors are often quarter-sawn and the sides have three glass panels. If you find an example with missing or broken panes, it is essential to replace damaged windows with period wavy glass. Custom variations on the #815 may include a mirror in the cabinet's back or omitting mullions altogether.

Price Range: $2,500 - $8,500

Only crafted during 1901 and 1902, the Butterfly China Cabinet boasts a trapezoidal form, making it uniquely desirable and costly to manufacture. The expenses involved in the cabinet’s design caused Stickley to halt production on the piece. Despite this, numerous examples of Butterfly China’s have been found over the years. Its early popularity means buyers can find one on the market with patience.

The cabinet embodies Stickley's mission of creating honest furniture: objects that are made beautifully and show you how the artisan's hand was involved in every step of production. The spline to join doors, visible on the top of cabinets doors, and the butterfly joints emphasize the quality of craftsmanship. Molded edges characterize both the cabinet and its sideboard counterpart. It is the only large piece of Gustav Stickley furniture with a pierced cut out corbel under the top. This corbel harkens back to the Tobey period of Gus’s work.

Usually, the cabinet is finished in very dark tones, occasionally they have been found with lighter finishes. Another variant features iron pulls on the doors which are not considered as desirable. Additionally, there exists a single example of a custom-made double door Butterfly China Cabinet.

Price Range: $10,000 - $100,000

There are only 5 known examples of this design by LeMont Warner. Widely considered a masterpiece of early 20th design, one example remained in LeMont Warner’s personal collection until it was sold at Christie's in 2001 as part of his estate.

The Leaded Glass China Cabinet experimentally demonstrates many techniques and early design features mastered by Stickley’s craftsmen. The pictured cabinet is the only known example with copper foil on top of the lead work. There are notably few other bookcases and china cabinets with leaded glass; such designs are always sought after by collectors. All pieces came with copper or iron hardware and simple, characteristically early square hinges. Some of the examples have come with the softly arched inverted toe board as seen in this example, marking it as a slightly earlier piece.

The cabinet inspired many variations. There are a small number of other china cabinets that have miter mullions and strap hinges. These are one-offs and not cataloged, that owe their pedigree to this cabinet. These “children” range greatly in value. Perhaps the most prolific descendant was L & JG Stickley model #729. Structurally, the two cabinets are similar, but the L & JG's model has wooden mullions and long strap hinges.

Price Range: $30,000 - $250,000