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EIGHT ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN WILLIAM MORRIS PHILIP WEBB SUSSEX DINING CHAIRS

Name: EIGHT ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN WILLIAM MORRIS PHILIP WEBB SUSSEX DINING CHAIRS
Brand: William Morris (English)
Price: 15890.4 CHF
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (158 reviews)

$19,791.99per set

£14,500per set

€17,058.72per set

CA$27,559.36per set

A$29,615.43per set

CHF 15,890.40per set

MX$348,851.64per set

NOK 199,804.10per set

SEK 182,519.75per set

DKK 127,490.10per set

About the Item

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare and collectable suite of eight original William Morris, Philip Webb, Rush seat Sussex chairs circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price The History This chair was named after a country chair found in Sussex, which inspired the design with the turned frame and rush seat. Similar types of chairs, with imitation bamboo frames and rush seats, were fashionable between 1790 and 1820. Ownership Use William Morris and his wife, Jane, used Sussex chairs in their first home, Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, from 1860 and subsequently in their London house, Kelmscott House, Hammersmith. Morris's great friend, the artist Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) had Sussex armchairs in his studio, as did the sculptor, Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934). Robert Edis recommended this chair as 'excellent, comfortable and artistic' in his influential book, 'Decoration and Furnishing of Town Houses in 1881'. Examples from the Sussex range were supplied for students' rooms at Newnham College, Cambridge, and for galleries in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Trading The Sussex range of modest seat furniture, which started with this armchair and a single chair, expanded as a result of the commercial success of the design. Eventually it included corner chairs, children's chairs, and settles. A whole page was devoted to the Sussex range in the firm's catalogue, about 1912, where the armchair was priced at 9s 9d (49p). Other firms, particularly Liberty Co. and Heals, produced their own versions of this popular design. This suite are very fine totally original examples with no amendments, these chairs are the stuff dreams are made of for collectors, they each have variations, some small differences to the turnings and so on, I have pictured them in as much detail as possible The chairs have been cleaned waxed and polished from top to bottom and the frames checked and glued and clamped if required, there will be lots of age and use related patina which is all part of the charm Dimensions vary across the range, here are the main measurements Pair of carver armchairs Height:- 86cm Width:- 54cm Depth:- 49cm Seat height:- 48cm 5 standard chairs Height:- 83.5cm Width:- 42cm Depth:- 37cm Seat height:- 45cm 1 standard chair Height:- 87cm Width:- 42cm Depth:- 43cm Seat height:- 45cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid Condition Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.

Creator:
William Morris (English) (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 33.86 in (86 cm)Width: 21.26 in (54 cm)Depth: 19.3 in (49 cm)Seat Height: 18.9 in (48 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 8
Style:
High Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Beech,Rope,Rush,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1870-1879
Date of Manufacture:
1870
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
Seller Location:
West Sussex, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2823342854012

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