Pottier & Stymus

This illustrious New York City firm was one of the premier cabinetmaking firms of the late 19th century. The company specialized in designs in the ‘neo-Grec’, Renaissance revival, Egyptian revival, and Modern Gothic styles prevalent during America’s Gilded Age. With more than 700 employees, Pottier & Stymus was founded at a time of boundless wealth in America and, much like their contemporary Herter Brothers, often served as foreman to every aspect of interior design. From the creation of the opulent furnishings to the fabrication of wall treatments and draperies, the firm was responsible for their client’s every whim. Wile many early design and inventory records were lost to fire on March 1, 1888, documentation of the firm’s ‘top-to-bottom’ service is preserved in such instances as the 1884 completion of Glenmont, Llewellyn Park in New Jersey for Thomas Edison.