CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (MANNER OF)
BEDROOM SUITE, CIRCA 1920
£8,000
Auction: 22 April 2009 at 12:00 BST
Description
overpainted wood and stained, mirrored and leaded glass, comprising a wardrobe, the overhanging cornice above central stained and leaded glass panel and six drawers flanked by two cupboard doors, 165cm wide; also a chest of drawers, the superstructure with open shelves and single cupboard door above an arrangement of seven drawers,122cm wide, 137cm high; a dressing table with tall central mirror and twin pedestals of two drawers with panelled door below, 94.5cm wide 176 high; and a matching double bed en suite,131 wide, 206 long (5)
Footnote
Literature; Billcliffe. Roger, 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs', Lutterworth Press, 1979, page 246, plate 1919.2
Note; Bears label inside wardrobe; "Designed by C.R. Mackintosh 1868-1928. In possession of W.P. Douglas Esq., who executed decorative work for C.R.M. Other examples of C.R.M's work may be seen at Glasgow University, School of Art etc. See "Charles Rennie Mackintosh" by Thomas Howarth/ Routledge, Kegan Paul, Ltd "