Lot 300
GEORGE WALTON (1867-1933)
SET OF SIX ARTS & CRAFTS OAK 'CAQUETOIRE' DINING CHAIRS, CIRCA 1895
Auction: 7 November 2012 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the rushed back supported on swollen cylindrical supports above corresponding rush seat on turned and blocked tapering legs, linked by stretchers and raised on flattened bun feet (6)
Dimensions
91.5cm high
Footnote
Literature: Moon, Karen, 'George Walton: Designer and Architect', Oxford 1993, page 47-48, illus. no. 54
Note: These chairs were made for John Rowntree's cafe in Scarborough where Walton developed a new style of furniture based on the French 17th century 'caquetoire' style. This French renaissance style was popular in Scotland in the 16th century and the strong links between the two countries ensured the style flourished well into the 17th century. These chairs would still have been seen in the more aristocratic homes in Scotland in the late 19th century and Walton here has taken the basic form and adapted it with the use of rushing to lighten the effect of the construction.