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English Oak Gothic Style Curule Armchairs Attributed to A.W.N. Pugin

Creator: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (Attributed)
Offered by: Acroterion

Description
English late Regency period circa 1830 'Gothic' style armchairs of curule form having solid oak chamfer edge frames, the rectangular (upholstered) backs connecting padded-rest arms continuing into stretchered curule bases with round ebonized bosses. The design, and possibly the production of these chairs, is attributed to A. W. N. Pugin, the renowned Gothic Revival architect and designer most famously known for the interiors of the New Palace of Westminster, London.

Biography:

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (b. London, 1 March, 1812 – d. Ramsgate, 14 September, 1852) Commissioned at aged 15 to design 'Gothic style' furniture for Windsor Castle made by the firm of Morel and Seddon. He established his own cabinet-making firm in Covent Garden from 1827 to 1831 producing furniture in 'Gothic', 'Elizabethan', and 'Jacobean' styles; a table stamped 'A. Pugin' is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Later he designed furniture for various patrons including Lord Shrewsbury and Charles Scarisbrick and published his first book, 'Gothic Furniture in the Style of the Fifteenth Century' in 1835. His most important and extensive later work was for the design of all interiors and furnishings for the New Palace of Westminster, London.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Carved, stained, ebonized oak, upholstery
Condition:	Good. Wear commensurate with age and use. Upholstery stripped from backs partially stripped from seats. One chair slightly smaller in measurements from age-shrinkage however non-detracting.
Creation Date:	circa 1830
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Regency, Traditional, Gothic
Book References:	Collard, Frances. 'Regency Furniture'. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1985, p. 333.
Incollect Reference #:	583083

Dimensions

W.	25.5 in;	H.	37.5 in;	D.	20.5 in;
W.	64.77 cm;	H.	95.25 cm;	D.	52.07 cm;

Seat H.	18.5 in;
Seat H.	46.99 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.