C. F. A. VOYSEY (1857-1941), POSSIBLY MANUFACTURED BY COMYN CHING & CO., IPSWICH OR T. ELSLEY & CO.
VENTILATION GRILLE/ TRIVET, CIRCA 1892
£1,875
Auction: Day One: 20 April 2022 | From 11:00
Description
cast iron
Dimensions
grille18.5cm x 26cm
Footnote
Literature: Livingstone, K. et al., C.F.A.Voysey: Arts and Crafts Designer, V&A Publishing, London, 2016, p. 240-241, pl. 302 illus.
Note: Voysey's use of cut-out silhouettes in metal, reducing his motifs to their very simplest outline, is said to have been influenced by the pierced metal fittings at the Houses of Parliament, designed by Pugin. For a comparable grille see V&A collection M.70 - 2014.