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STICKLEY & BRANDT CHAIR COMPANY ROCKER

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In 1891, Charles Stickley and Schuyler C Brandt started The Stickley & Brandt Chair Co. in Binghamton, NY. We picked up this Stickley & Brandt fancy rocker that was patterned after a Stickley Bros rocker featured in an 1889 trade ad. This piece has the manufacturer's paper label on the bottom on the seat. Prominately featured on this chair is Victorian era stick and ball work. This chair does not pop up every day, but, I did recently see one on E-Bay that was misidentified as being from the 1920's and from the Arts and Crafts movement. The seller also did not know it was truly a Stickley piece. Our rocker is not mint. There are some fairly minor condition issues and I believe one of the back slats was replaced. It still is a neat piece of furniture from a desirable family of furniture makers.