Lot 213
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR COALBROOKDALE IRONWORK COMPANY
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SIDE CHAIR, CIRCA 1870
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Auction: Lots 1 to 336 | 16th October at 10am
Description
cast iron, painted black with gilt embellishments
Dimensions
44cm wide, 133.5cm high, 34cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Cooper J. Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors: From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau, Hong Kong 1998, p.34, pl. 70.
Note: Dresser was an adept and versatile designer who delighted in working in a broad spectrum of materials. He produced designs for The Coalbrookdale Ironwork Company between 1867 and 1872 and became their lead designer during this period. The highly stylised foliate forms and Gothic details in the present lot relate to his interest and close study of botany and the wide array of styles that influenced his designs.
