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Harvey Ellis for Gustav Stickley (American, 1852-1904) Music Cabinet, c. 1903/04
Estimate: $6,000-$9,000
Sold
$7,000
Live Auction
Artist and Artisan: Fetcher House and the Collection of James G. Hansen
Location
Chicago
Size
Height 47 7/8 x width 20 x depth 17 inches.
Description
Harvey Ellis for Gustav Stickley

(American, 1852-1904)

Music Cabinet, c. 1903/04

mahogany, poplar

Height 47 7/8 x width 20 x depth 17 inches.


Property from the Estate of James G. Hansen at Fetcher House, Winnetka, Illinois


This lot is located in Chicago.

Condition
In overall good and ready to place condition. Light edgewear is present. Deep and consistent patina throughout. Light wear, one ring and scratching are present to the top surface. Inlaid panels to the front are clean and without losses. Hardware appears original and functions smoothly. Possible areas of older touchups are present throughout. Interior spotting to the wood of the proper right door on the upper cabinet. Some wear and a possible repair to the wood around the ball-closure of the lower door. Interior shelves are clean and intact, possibly later replacements. There is a split to the underside base board. One area on the lower back frame with a missing piece of framing that does not affect stability. One back panel with a wood split that has no gap and is stable. Otherwise, there are no breaks, losses, repairs or splits to the wood frame. Scuffing and edgewear to the base feet consistent with age and use. Please see or request additional images.
Provenance
The Fetcher House in Winnetka, Illinois was designed by local architect Augustus Higginson and built in 1901 for Edwin S. Fechheimer (who later changed his last name to Fetcher). Higginson was a Winnetka resident and member of the Chicago Arts and Crafts Society at Hull House and was therefore the ideal architect to design Fetcher’s home in the desired Arts and Crafts style. In April 1905, The House Beautiful featured the home, praising the architecture and interior design as “simple, sincere, and unpretentious.” [1]Over the following century, there were several additions and renovations to the home as it passed through three owners before James Hansen purchased it in 1979. Hansen was a passionate and knowledgeable collector, who valued and preserved the history of The Fetcher House. As an artist and industrial designer himself, he had a deep appreciation for the Arts and Crafts movement for its creation of beautiful, functional objects made from natural materials as a reaction against mass production.Hansen built his collection to fit the style of the home including striking examples of works by important early 20th century makers such as Tiffany Studios, Roycroft, Stickley, and Grueby, as well as Chicago metalsmiths Robert Jarvie and Jessie Preston. Freeman’s | Hindman is honored to present this eclectic and inspired collection in our Early 20th Century Design auction on May 20, 2025 and Artist and Artisan: Fetcher House and the Collection of James G. Hansen auction on June 6, 2025.[1] Robie, Virginia, “A Bachelor’s Cottage in the Country,” The House Beautiful (April 1905), 30-31.