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John Pollard Seddon A Rare Gothic Oak Armchair with Carved Dog Heads to the Arms

Creator: John Pollard Seddon
Offered by: Puritan Values Ltd

Description
Depth: 17.5" || Creator: John Pollard Seddon || John Pollard Seddon. A rare Gothic Revival armchair with carved dogs heads to the arms, and inlaid dot details. This was probably made by his family firm Thomas Seddon (Seddon and Co), New Bond Street London. Founded by his Great Grandfather George Seddon They supplied furniture to Windsor castle and Buckingham Palace.

J. P. Seddon exhibited a similar style armchair on the Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co stand at the 1862 International Exhibition, illustrated in Jeremy Coopers Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, page 104 illustration 220 showing the original drawing and 227 (a variation of this chair) image attached. There is another version illustrated in Nineteenth Century Design by Charlotte Gere and Michael Whiteway, page 84 illustration pl 83 (last 2 images). Interestingly at one point Seddon's partner was E. W. Godwin, a friend of the Pre-Raphaelites and some of his pupils were Ford Madox Brown, C. F. A. Voysey and Daniel Gabriel Rossetti.

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good. Condition consistent with age and use.
Creation Date:	1865
Styles / Movements:	Revival, Traditional, Gothic
Dealer Reference #:	PV003202
Incollect Reference #:	805198

Dimensions

W.	18.5 in;	H.	36 in;	D.	17.5 in;
W.	46.99 cm;	H.	91.44 cm;	D.	44.45 cm;

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