Wood Carvings and Furniture in the Style of Louis XV
Item
Title
Wood Carvings and Furniture in the Style of Louis XV
Creator
Adolf Hoffman
Date
1899
Description
Even as late as 1899, in the year following his split from Elgin Simonds, Stickley continued to purchase design books with historical examples of styles. This book, which descended in Gustav Stickley's family, suggests that even if he had in mind the transition to the Arts and Crafts aesthetic he was best known for, he continued to develop his eye for historical styles. It is not surprising that he continued to produce these designs as late as 1904, for it was–in many respects–what he was best known for at the time and a manner by which to retain some of his existing customer base.
Louis XV's life spanned what the English and Americans referred to as the Queen Anne and Chippendale (or Rococo) styles. The plates illustrated here show a sense of the transition between the more stately Queen Anne and the florid carving and asymmetry that was a hallmark of the Rococo period. Stickley himself virtually abandoned the aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement by 1915 or 1916 and created designs based almost exclusively on historical precedents.
Louis XV's life spanned what the English and Americans referred to as the Queen Anne and Chippendale (or Rococo) styles. The plates illustrated here show a sense of the transition between the more stately Queen Anne and the florid carving and asymmetry that was a hallmark of the Rococo period. Stickley himself virtually abandoned the aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement by 1915 or 1916 and created designs based almost exclusively on historical precedents.