Lot 13
AFTER R. W. WINFIELD & CO., BIRMINGHAM
IRON ROCKING CHAIR, CIRCA 1850
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
Auction: 25 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
£625
Description
with later buttoned 'slung' upholstery
Dimensions
62cm wide, 107cm high, 96cm deep
Footnote
Note: The original designer and manufacturer of this rocking chair has not been identified. The firm of R.W. Winfield specialised in metal furniture, particularly beds, and between 1827 and 1854 took out several patents relating to the construction of beds and sofas using iron tubing. Their stand at the Exhibition of 1851 included a rocking chair of tubular brass, similar to this one. They showed another example in strap brass at the London International Exhibition of 1862