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C. R. Ashbee for the Guild of Handicraft. A Rare Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair

Creator: Charles Robert Ashbee
Offered by: Puritan Values Ltd

Description
Depth: 25.98" || Creator: Charles Robert Ashbee || C. R. Ashbee for The Guild of Handicraft. A rare Arts and Crafts oak armchair with larger proportions than usual. The shaped back makes this armchair ergonomically perfect and rather comfortable I must say. With subtle details to the feet. Literature: Der Moderne Stil, 1905, vol. 7, pl. 8, fig. 6 (for an example with inlaid splat); The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art, 1907, p. 47 (for an example photographed within a Cheyne Walk interior); Crawford, Alan, C. R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist, Yale, 1985, p. 287.

Additional Measurements: arm height: 71.5cm/28.15" Inches seat height: 52.5cm/20.67" Inches

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Period:	1900-1919
Condition:	Good. Condition consistent with age and use.
Creation Date:	1905
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	PV004778
Incollect Reference #:	805105

Dimensions

W.	30.39 in;	H.	42.72 in;	D.	25.98 in;
W.	77.19 cm;	H.	108.51 cm;	D.	65.99 cm;

Seat H.	20.67 in;	Arm H.	28.15 in;
Seat H.	52.5 cm;	Arm H.	71.5 cm;

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