Lot 371

ERNEST GIMSON (1864-1919) (DESIGNER), PETER WAALS (1870-1937) (MAKER)
SET OF SIX ARTS & CRAFTS DINING CHAIRS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Auction: 12 October 2022 at 11:00 BST
£6,300
Description
English walnut, inlaid with ebony and holly, leatherette, comprising two armchairs and four side chairs
Dimensions
armchair 58cm wide, 103.5cm high, 51cm deep, side chair 52cm wide, 95cm high, 42cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Andrews J. Arts & Crafts Furniture, ACC 2015, pl.95
Yates S. Encyclopaedia of Chairs, Wellfleet 1991, p.85, pl.136a (similar example illustrated)
Note: The original design drawings for the side chairs in this set, signed by Ernest Gimson and dated Dec 31st 1908 and 1909, are held in the Cheltenham Museum Archive (The Wilson) (1941.222.160 and 1941.222.453).

