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SOFAS, SETTEES & EASY CHAIRS
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s5783 An oak reclining Arts & Crafts armchair with splat arms and buttoned upholstery, circa 1900, 95cm (37.5in) .
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s5017 A dark stained oak Glasgow two-seater
settee with stylised cut-outs to the shaped, moulded sides, attributed to
E A Taylor, for Wylie & Lochhead, circa 1900., 85cm (33.5in) high,
102cm (40in) wide, 56cm (22in) maximum depth.
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s5730 An oak Arts & Crafts reclining armchair with tulip cut-out slats and with Liberty print upholstery, by Shapland & Petter, Barnstable, circa 1900, 105cm (45in) high, 68cm (27in) wide, 82cm (32.5in) deep.
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s5361 An imposing oak and ebony inlaid barrel chair with slatted sides and shaped top rail, the outside slats inlaid with stylised long-stemmed flower, the inside and front edge similarly inlaid but also with a geometric motif, attributed to Baillie Scott, circa 1900. 103cm (40.5in) high. .The drop-in upholstered seat has been renewed. The scale of this chair is unusually large. A similar chair appears in Pyghtle Works catalogue as well as in The Studio 1898, for the Grand Duke of Hesse’s Palace in Darmstadt. Baillie Scott designed barrel chairs for various houses in Germany and Switzerland. See M H Baillie Scott and the Arts & Crafts Movement by J D Kornwolf p. 166. The barrel chair form is based on a design by Edward Burne Jones for the William Morris tapestry of ‘Arthur and the Holy Grail’ of 1896 of which Baillie Scott was aware. C R Ashbee’s Guild of Handicraft made the furniture for Baillie Scott’s commissions of this period as well as for the Grand Duke’s Palace, see The Houses and Gardens of M H Baillie Scott by Ian Macdonald-Smith, p90. Attributed maker The Guild of Handicraft.
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s4801 A large wicker armchair with side shelves, designed by Harry Peach for Dryad with ‘Semper’ fabric designed by Andrew Martin, labelled ‘Dryad’, circa
1920. 81cm (32in) high, 76cm (30in) deep, 99cm (39in) wide..
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s5447 A Liberty’s ‘Athelstan’ armchair in oak with splay arms and drop in original rush seat, circa 1900, illustrated in Liberty’s catalogue 1899.
211cm (83in) high, 114cm (45in) wide, 53cm (21in) deep.
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s5514 An ebonised mahogany Aesthetic Movement reclining and folding Steamer armchair with patterned cane seat and back and with detachable armrests, in the manner of E W Godwin, circa 1880. Godwin designed a small folding Steamer chair and seemed to have had an interest in them. See Susan Soros The Secular Furniture of E W Godwin, pg 97.
102cm (40in) high, 82cm (32in) wide, 92cm (36in) deep.
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s2406 A decorated and gilt Moorish armchair, with musharabiyeh turnings, attributed to Liberty, circa 1895. 115cm (45in) high, 59cm (23in) wide.
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s3205 A pair of oak Arts & Crafts armchairs, upholstered in William Morris fabric, circa 1900. 99cm (39in) high
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s5425 A pair of oak reclining Arts & Crafts armchairs with slatted
sides attributed to Heals, circa 1920 79cm (31in) high, 66cm (26in) wide, 79cm (31in) deep.
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s3445 George Walton (in the manner of): an Arts & Crafts architectural mahogany upholstered settle with integral cupboards to the sides, glazed display case with colour glass of a swag of Glasgow Style roses above and brass repoussé panels of stylised leaves to the cupboard doors and to the back which has three mirrors, possibly for a Kodak Eastman European outlet. 221cm 85(in) high, 216cm (87in) wide,74 cm (29in) deep circa 1900. See ‘George Walton Designer and Architect’ by Karen Moon.
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s4990 An oak Glasgow upholstered armchair, design attributed to E A Taylor, for Wylie & Lochhead, circa 1900. 109cm (43in) high, 58cm (23in) wide, 68cm (27in) deep.
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s5112 A Glasgow upholstered oak armchair, circa 1900. 101cm (39.5in) high, 60cm (23.5.in) wide, 63.5cm (25in) deep.
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JS3231 E W Godwin (attributed designer): a mahogany Salon suite comprising sofa and four side chairs, manufacture attributed to James Peddle, circa 1870. (Similar illustrated in the Fine Art Society 125th anniversary catalogue No.63). Chair 33ins (84cm) high, Sofa 36ins (92cm) high, 48ins (122cm) wide 22ins (56cm) deep. |
 
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S4880 An oak settle with shaped arms and stiles, the three back panels with finely carved and pierced Celtic entrellac motifs. Labelled Arthur Simpson, circa 1908. 110.5cm (43.5in) high, 114cm (45in) wide, 51cm (20in) deep. Illustrated: The Simpsons of Kendal, Craftsmen in Wood, 1885-1952, Fig.113 |
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s4952 Simpson of Kendal: an oak high back settle with shaped open slats, scrolled stiles, shaped arms and
carved and pierced top rail with studded hide seat, circa 1910. 127cm (50in) high, 149cm (58.5in) wide, 66cm (26in) deep. |
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S4859 An Australian walnut armchair upholstered in leather by Betty Joel, circa 1935. 33 ins (84 cm) high. |
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JtMod8 A modernist chromed tubular steel sofa with modern white leather upholstery, circa 1935. 31 ins (79 cm) high, 70.5 ins (179 cm) wide, 22 ins (56 cm) deep. |
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PEL Label on above settee. |
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