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The Arts & Crafts Bedroom: From Glasgow to the Cotswold Style.
A Selling Exhibition 6 - 24 June 2007
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No tale I tell Taken from lines written by William Morris for an embroidered hanging, designed and worked by his daughter May, for his bed at Kelmscott, 1891.
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It should come as no surprise to anyone who has studied the designers of the Arts & Crafts Movement, which had at its very heart the desire to have nothing in the home that was not either useful or beautiful, that when they turned their attention to the furnishing and decoration of the bedroom they would excel, producing works of breathtaking beauty and fine construction. This exhibition, which concentrates on the furniture designs of the period, is centred around four major suites that illustrate the contrasting styles adopted by the movement’s leading practitioners and supported by individual exhibits that exemplify the commitment to both beauty and simplicity. |
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Catalogue of exhibits.
1. LEONARD F WYBURD for LIBERTY & Co. attributed, AN INLAID OAK BEDROOM SUITE, circa 1900. For similar see ‘Liberty Style the Classic Years’ Mervyn Levy, page 59. 1.1 An oak two door wardrobe over two drawers, the panelled doors, drawers and overhanging cornice framed with feathered inlay banding with magnificent panels, inlaid with pewter, ebony and various woods depicting a stylised peacock perching on a vine eating grapes, on either side of the doors, with distressed silvered repoussé copper back plates and distressed silvered repoussé brass handles and hinges. 201cms (79ins) high, 210cm s (82.75ins) wide and 67cms (26.5ins) deep.
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1.2 An oak towel rail with feathered inlay banding to the side panels and base stretcher. 91.5cms (36ins) high, 86cms (34ins) wide and 23cms (9ins) deep. Left
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1.3 An oak bedside cupboard with feathered inlay banding to the panelled door with a galleried top. 85.5cms (33.75ins) high, 40cms (15.75ins) wide and 33cms (13ins) deep. (Above Right) |
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1.4 Three oak rush seated bedroom chairs with feathered inlay banding to the top back splats which have three cut-out stylised tree motifs, with turned legs and back supports with turned mushroom finials. 105cms (41.25ins) high. |
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1.5 An oak washstand comprising two short drawers above two doors with feathered inlay banding and the top and back with inset turquoise tiles, the back uprights inlaid with ebony, pewter and boxwood depicting owls and crescent moons, with distressed silvered repoussé copper back plates and distressed silvered repoussé brass handles and hinges. 131cms (51.5ins) high, 130cms (51ins) wide and 56cms (22ins) deep. |
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1.6 An oak dressing chest comprising two short drawers above one long drawer and the mirror above two small jewellery drawers, all drawers with feathered inlay banding, the back supports being inlaid with pewter, ebony and boxwood depicting owls and crescent moons, with back-plates of distressed silvered copper repoussé and handles of distressed repoussé silvered brass. 155cms (61ins) high, 146.5cms (55.75ins) wide and 60cms (23.75ins) deep.
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Illustrated catalogue £5 plus p&p from paul@millineryworks.co.uk
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