Rare Rohlfs Library Table and Stickley Settle Available at Toomey & Co. This June

Leading the upcoming Early 20th Century Design auction from Toomey & Co. is a rare and important library table by Charles Rohlfs from the Collection of William and Patsy Porter. This 1907 oak table features the maker’s signature cut-outs and carvings that reference the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts movements. Rohlfs worked on the periphery of these major styles, often taking on commercial clients and commissions while staying out of the limelight. He crafted the available table near the end of his furniture-making career. Also on offer from the Collection of William and Patsy Porter is a rare inlaid settle designed by Harvey Ellis or LaMont A. Warner for Gustav Stickley. The piece dates back to circa 1903 and features a large red manufacturer’s decal to the back. 

Collectors can consider several furniture items designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in this sale, including a Peacock side chair from the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Wright designed the second Imperial Hotel after the first structure was destroyed in a fire. The resulting building was among Wright’s most famous Japanese structures, and it included original chairs designed by Wright to complement the architecture. The offered oak, leather, and brass Peacock side chair features a hexagonal back and bright yellow leather cushions. Other designers represented in this auction include Orlando Giannini, Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet, and Dirk van Erp. Visit Toomey & Co. to view the complete Early 20th Century Design auction catalog and place a bid.