How to Identify Stickley Brothers Furniture
Stickley furniture companies used time-consuming and distinctive construction techniques to craft their products. These techniques help identify authentic early Stickley pieces. For example, most door joints are tenoned, glued and pinned in place with wooden pins. Many door panes are re-sawn and book-matched to reveal the natural beauty of the wood. Mirror corners are splined, making them virtually indestructible. Dove-tailed cross rails strengthen cases from side to side. Tongue and groove joints allow for greater finished thickness on tops. The use of wooden pins in chair joints ensures long-term strength.
