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Phillip Webb for Morris & Co. English Aesthetic Movement oak reclining armchair

Name: Phillip Webb for Morris & Co. English Aesthetic Movement oak reclining armchair
Brand: Morris & Co., Philip Webb
Rating: 5 (17 reviews)

$24,850.27

£18,000

€21,451.30

CA$34,572.94

A$34,673.18

CHF 20,115.22

MX$423,314.39

NOK 232,991.15

SEK 238,450.76

DKK 160,368.73

About the Item

Phillip Webb for Morris and Co. Designed in C1866. A rare Aesthetic movement oak adjustable reclining armchair with good quality tan leather button back upholstery. The arched arms with leather armrests united to the arched legs by bobbin turned uprights, with adjustable shaped back and fine pineapple turned details to the top which usually have knocks or damage but on this one, they are in mint original condition. The legs having the bobbin turned stretchers below, and stood on original brass and rubberoid castors which are softer to a wooden 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 elegant timeless 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:
Philip Webb (Designer),Morris & Co. (Cabinetmaker)
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)
Style:
Aesthetic Movement (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Oak,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1870-1879
Date of Manufacture:
1875
Condition:
Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2243325901142

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