
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b)  of  Section  1350,  Chapter  63 of  Title  18,  United  States  Code),  the
undersigned  hereby  certify that the  December  31, 2002 annual  report on Form
11-K, as filed by The Ethan Allen  Retirement  Savings Plan (the "Plan"),  fully
complies  with the  requirements  of  Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that the  information  contained in such annual  report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits
and changes in net assets available for benefits of the Plan.



     /S/    JEFFREY A. HOYT                 Vice President, Finance
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     (Jeffrey A. Hoyt)



     /S/    CHARLES J. FARFAGLIA            Vice President, Human Resources and
------------------------------------------       Member, Retirement Committee
     (Charles J. Farfaglia)



June 30, 2003




