Lot 179
C.F.A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) (FABRIC DESIGNER)
VICTORIAN UPHOLSTERED SETTEE, CIRCA 1900
Auction: 1 April 2020 at 11:00 BST
£3,750
Description
covered in ‘The Owl’ woollen fabric by Alexander Morton & Co., Davel, the upholstered back, arms and seat with fringed apron raised on turned mahogany front legs
Dimensions
178cm wide, 97cm high, 73cm deep
Footnote
Note: The design of this fabric was originally used for wallpaper and was adapted by the manufacturer Alexander Morton for this woollen textile circa 1898. Voysey’s stylised birds and trees became his trademark and because of the popularity of his work at the time, they came to characterise the Arts & Crafts style.