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Philip Webb for Morris & Co. Two Aesthetic Movement reclining armchairs.

$49,554.32per set
£36,000per set
€42,951.16per set
CA$68,983.38per set
A$70,179.97per set
CHF 40,326.41per set
MX$843,919.66per set
NOK 470,803.96per set
SEK 473,622.41per set
DKK 321,082.27per set

About the Item

Two classic adjustable reclining armchairs, one ebonized and one in golden oak the latter with good quality tan leather button back upholstery. The ebonized one with later upholstery. They both share upholstered armrests on arched arms which mirror the arched seat and the arched legs and are united by bobbin turned uprights, with adjustable shaped back and fine pineapple turned finials. The legs having the bobbin turned stretchers below, and stood on original brass and Ruberoid castors which are softer to the floor. Provenance associates the chair with a Norman Shaw house at Bedford Park, acquired around forty years ago. The last image is a period photograph of Swan House, Chelsea, also by Shaw, records a closely related recliner, and a further example is preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum (CIRC. 250 and A/1 to B/1-1961). These classic elegant timeless and very comfortable recliners were based on a design from an earlier traditional prototype found in the workshop of an old carpenter named Ephraim Colman in Herstmonceux, East Sussex. England in 1866 by George Warrington Taylor who was the business manager for Morris Marshall and Faulkner. He drew a sketch and wrote a description of the chair and sent it to Philip Webb who adapted it for production by Morris, Marshall, and Faulkner 1861–1875. (The firm became Morris and Co in 1875.
  • Creator:
    Morris & Co. (Cabinetmaker),Philip Webb (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)Depth: 32 in (81.28 cm)Seat Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Aesthetic Movement (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1875
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: PV0030301stDibs: LU2243347359432

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